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Months of student-led protests in Serbia, triggered by a train station disaster, are challenging President Vucic's government and raising questions about the country's democratic future.
Serbian police used teargas and stun grenades to disperse thousands of protesters at a university in Novi Sad demanding early elections to oust President Vucic and his party, amid ongoing protests over corruption and the railway station disaster.
Serbian protests against President Vučić have escalated, with widespread fury and demands for change amid political turmoil in the Balkans, including the potential removal of Bosnian nationalist Milorad Dodik from office and regional tensions involving Iran and Albania.
Serbian anti-corruption protests, ongoing for nine months, have shifted from rallies to roadblocks and civil disobedience, demanding new elections and accountability for a railway disaster, with police crackdowns and widespread societal unrest, though the government remains firm on delaying elections until December 2024.
The Kremlin expressed concern that anti-government protests in Serbia could be an attempted 'colour revolution,' but expressed confidence that Serbian leadership can restore order. The protests, demanding snap elections and ending President Vucic's long rule, have involved clashes with police and accusations of foreign interference, with Vucic blaming foreign powers for the unrest.
In Serbia's capital, Belgrade, police clashed with anti-government protesters demanding early elections, with thousands participating and some detained, amid ongoing tensions fueled by corruption and government dissatisfaction, while pro-government supporters held counter-rallies. The protests, driven mainly by students, continue despite police efforts and government accusations of foreign influence, highlighting a significant political unrest in Serbia.
Tens of thousands of Serbian students and protesters gathered in Belgrade demanding snap elections and an end to President Vucic's 12-year rule, amid accusations of corruption and media suppression, with Vucic blaming foreign powers for the unrest.