With organizers threatening to launch a civil disobedience campaign. The student-led protest in Belgrade follows months of nationwide rallies against President Aleksandar Vucic’s government, with organizers threatening to launch a civil disobedience campaign. PoliticsSerbia
Serbia: Protesters demand early vote with ultimatum to Vucic
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The student-led protest in Belgrade follows months of nationwide rallies against President Aleksandar Vucic’s government, with organizers threatening to launch a civil disobedience campaign.
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Demonstrators hold a large Serbian flag as they attend an anti-government protest demanding snap elections, at the Slavija square, in Belgrade, Serbia, June 28, 2025.
Anti-graft protests have rocked the country since November last yearImage: Marko Djurica/REUTERS
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Tens of thousands of people rallied in Serbia’s capital, Belgrade, on Saturday, demanding early parliamentary elections.
The action, led by students, comes after months of protests across the country against Serbia’s populist president, Aleksandar Vucic.
With little response from authorities, the students issued an ultimatum, saying that the government must call snap elections or face a campaign of civil disobedience.
The ongoing protests were sparked by a deadly rail station collapse last year that killed 16 people and was widely blamed on government corruption and negligence. Im March, hundreds of thousands of people flooded the streets of Belgrade in what is believed to be the biggest protest in the city’s history.
