Serbian protesters demand early elections at Belgrade rally (opens in new tab)

Tens of thousands of people rallied in central Belgrade on Saturday in a student-led protest demanding early elections and an end to President Aleksandar Vucic’s rule. The movement grew out of anti-corruption demonstrations that began after the roof of a renovated railway station collapsed in Novi Sad in November 2024, killing 16 people and prompting demands for a transparent investigation; Al Jazeera reported that the pressure forced then-Prime Minister Milos Vucevic to resign. The rally in ...