US EditionGrowing protests pose the most serious challenge yet to Serbia’s populist president
Protests ignited by a fatal accident linked to corruption have expanded nationwide, with demands for early elections and transparency amid rising living costs and government crackdowns.
- Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic is facing escalating protests across Serbia challenging his rule as of September 2025.
- The protests began as student-led actions sparked by outrage over a canopy collapse linked to a Chinese-backed renovation that killed at least 16 people.
- Authorities have responded harshly with riot police and parapolice units using batons, tear gas, and stun grenades, escalating tensions and drawing wider public frustration.
- On September 1, Vucic participated in a summit with representatives from several key countries, including China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran, where he claimed to have gained their backing in addressing the protests.
- The protests demand accountability, transparency, and early elections, while Serbia faces a deepening crisis with risks of unrest and calls for stronger EU pressure to prevent democratic erosion.
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Growing protests pose the most serious challenge yet to Serbia's populist president
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic is intensifying his crackdown on protests challenging his rule. What started as a student-led campaign against corruption has grown into one of Serbia's largest protest waves in decades.
The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, is stepping up the suppression of the protests that have shaken his populist rule in recent months, writes the AP agency, d
The mass protests in Serbia have been going on for 10 months. The regime's attempts to contain them remain unsuccessful, as the youth in particular remain steadfast. The demands for state reforms remain unchanged. The flame of the protests has now lasted for ten months. It is now considered the longest protest movement in Serbia's history since the collapse of Yugoslavia in 1991. Since the beginning, students in the country's various major citie…
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