Serbian protesters finish two-day march to Novi Sad as anti-Vučić rallies continue

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Weeks of student-led protests, the largest in Serbia in decades, continue to mount a challenge to the Western Balkan country's President Aleksandar Vučić.

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00:00Hundreds of Serbian students have completed a two-day march to Novi Sad, where they plan

00:06to block three Danube River bridges.

00:09The anti-corruption protesters were welcomed by fellow students and thousands of local

00:13residents after making the 80-kilometer journey on foot from the capital, Belgrade.

00:18The bridge blockade planned for Saturday will mark three months since a huge concrete canopy

00:23at Novi Sad railway station collapsed on the 1st of November, killing 15 people.

00:29Many in Serbia believe that the collapse of the awning was caused by systemic corruption

00:33in large infrastructure projects.

00:36Critics believe that led to sloppy construction work, poor oversight and disrespect of existing

00:41safety regulations.

00:43Weeks of student-led protests, the largest in Serbia in decades, continue to mount a

00:48challenge to the country's president, Aleksandar Vucic.

00:52Vucic and his Serbian Progressive Party have been accused of becoming increasingly authoritarian

00:57and stifling democratic freedoms.

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