Citizens rallied in the capital Belgrade… In this context, students and opposition supporters clashed with security forces set up in front of the executive headquarters, demanding early parliamentary elections… The protests arose in a context of social unrest, exacerbated by the collapse of a canopy at the Novi Sad train station last November, an incident that led to criticism of the authorities for alleged negligence… Serbian authorities have claimed that the protests are an attempt to overthrow the government and that foreign operators are financing them…
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00:00The demonstrations were repressed by the police and the authorities justified the action with the demonstrators' radical slogans and their ultimatum to force early elections.
00:08Meanwhile, the government accused the organizers of seeking a color revolution with foreign support.
00:13Protesters demanded the resignation of President Alexander Bushik, early parliamentary elections and an end to what they described as an authoritarian government.