Police and protesters clash in Serbia as crowds demand president's exit
Tens of thousands joined the student-led rally, and police used tear gas and stun grenades after demonstrators split from the main crowd.
- Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in Belgrade on Saturday, demanding early elections and accountability from President Aleksandar Vucic, led by university students who have spearheaded a nationwide anti-corruption movement.
- Following a November 2024 rail station disaster that killed 16 people, Students demanded government accountability as protests snowballed into a campaign to force early elections in Serbia.
- Parliament speaker Ana Brnabic downplayed the rally, citing 34,300 participants, while the European Union warned that democratic backsliding could cost Serbia $1.8 billion in funding.
- Clashes erupted between protesters and riot police following the rally, while The Council's Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael Flaherty, criticized the government's hard-line tactics and said he "will monitor the situation closely."
- Students plan to challenge Vucic at approaching elections later this year, hoping to oust the right-wing populist government, though experts say they lack a clear political platform to effectively challenge him.
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Serbian Demonstrators in Clashes with the Police After an Anti-Vernamental Demonstration in Belgrade
Protesters and the police clashed after a huge anti-vernamental demonstration in the Serbian capital, which counted on thousands of opponents of the nationalist President, Aleksandar Vucic.
A group of young people tried to approach the park where supporters of President Aleksandar Vucic are camping.
Thousands Pour Into Capital to Decry Serbian Authoritarianism
Tens of thousands of people joined a rally on Saturday called by Serbia's protesting university students despite efforts by the government of authoritarian President Aleksandar Vucic to curb mass demonstrations that shook his hard-line rule last year. Protesters streamed into a central square in the capital, Belgrade, from several directions,...
Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered in Belgrade on Saturday 23 May to call for new elections in Serbia. This was one of the largest gathering in months of the anti-corruption movement, born after the deadly collapse of Novi Sad railway station at the end of 2024.
Tens of thousands of protesters are on the streets demanding the resignation of the Serbian government and new elections.
Serbia: Police clash with protesters urging early elections
Officers fired teargas and stun grenades as tens of thousands rallied against President Aleksandar Vucic's government. The demonstration went ahead despite the state rail operator canceling trains to and from Belgrade.
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