While Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić enjoys the luxury of Zurich’s Dolder Hotel, where he was recently spotted, Serbia faces a deep crisis and paradoxes that are hard to grasp. While Switzerland preserves tradition, culture, and statehood, Serbia struggles with a legacy that left countless problems—from decaying monuments to a university crisis threatening the country’s future.
Vučić is known as a strategist of autocracy, who even before coming to power built connections with the global political and business elite. His visit to Zurich, a city with the most expensive night in the world, symbolizes his latent indulgence in luxury and power, while ordinary Serbian citizens watch their country fall apart.
Switzerland, a land of mountain peoples, protects its peaks and traditions, while Serbia, despite a rich history of guerrilla resistance and statehood, has failed to seize its opportunities. While the Swiss yodel and cherish virtuosos like Federer, Serbia battles its curse—the flight from reading, the shadow of the leader, and an unclear path forward.
The university crisis in Serbia is not just an educational problem but a crisis of the entire state. While Switzerland plans and preserves its landmarks, Serbia loses monuments and doesn’t know which way to go. Vučić’s politics and style of governance resemble Swiss architecture—sharp arches and domes, but with many layers and complications beneath the surface.
While Vučić travels and enjoys luxury, Serbia faces numerous problems—from economic stagnation and political upheavals to the loss of youth and intellectuals. Switzerland is an example of how a state is built gradually, with care for tradition and the future, while Serbia still searches for its path.
Will Serbia ever manage to step out of its leader’s shadow and find the right way? While Vučić enjoys Swiss luxury, ordinary people in Serbia wonder when their country will get a chance for real development and stability. Maybe it’s time to stop illusions and start real work because success stories don’t live in luxury hotels but in the daily struggle of ordinary people.
What do you think? Is Vučić’s luxury in Zurich just another picture of the divide between the elite and the people? Or is Serbia actually on the path to a better tomorrow? Drop a comment, let the people’s voice be heard!
