Anti -riot police clashes with protesters that call on the government of the Serbian President | World News

Riot Serbia police have clashed with anti-governmental protesters who called for SNAP elections and the end of the 12-year rule of President Aleksandar Vucic.

Protest by tens of thousands of demonstrators were held at Belograd on Saturdays after months of demonstrations led by SerbiaUniversity students who have shaken the grip of Mr Vucic to power.

The crowd shouted, “We want to election!” When they fill the Alun -Alun Slavija, the capital of the capital and several roads around it.

Students give speeches. One, who did not mention his name, said: “Election is a clear way out of the social crisis caused by government actions, which is undoubtedly contrary to the interests of their own people.

“Today, on June 28, 2025, we declare that authority is currently invalid.”

High tension before and during the meeting.

Riot police have been mobilized around the government buildings, parliament and pionerti parliaries nearby, where hundreds of Mr Vucic loyalists from all countries have been camping for months.

When the protest ended at night, some demonstrators threw bottles, stones and flares at the police who prevented the crowd from approaching the Poonirski park and facing Vucic supporters.

The battle between the riots officers and the protesters lasted for several hours, with the police to fire tear gas to dissolve the crowd in several locations throughout the center of the city of Belograd.

The police arrested several dozen protesters, while six officers were reportedly injured in the clash, Dragan Vasiljevic, police director, told a press conference on Saturday night.

Responding to violence, President Vucic said in an Instagram post: “Serbia always wins in the end.”

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Students have become the main force behind the national demonstration that began after the renovated train station canopy, killed 16 people in November last year.

Many blame concrete roof accidents in government corruption and negligence in the country’s infrastructure project, which leads to repeated protests.

President Vucic and Progressive Serbia Party of his right wing have repeatedly rejected the request for the initial parliamentary voting and accused the protesters of plans to stimulate violence on orders from abroad, which they have not yet determined.

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Former extreme nationalist, Vucic has become increasingly authoritarian since power more than a decade ago. He officially said he wanted Serbia to join the European Union, but critics said he had hampered democratic freedom and strengthened relations with Russia and China.

While the demonstration has shrunk in recent weeks, a large appearance for a Saturday meeting on Saturday shows that the determination remains, despite the unrelenting pressure and after almost eight months of protest almost every day.

Serbian police, who were strictly controlled by the Vucic government, said 36,000 people were present at the beginning of Saturday’s protest.

A group of independent monitoring that recorded a public meeting said a total of around 140,000 people attended.

The presidential and parliamentary elections will mature in 2027.