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Thousands rally in Serbia's north to demand early elections
Student-led demonstrators accuse President Aleksandar Vucic of corruption and election rigging as snap vote demands grow after the railway station disaster.
Summary
Thousands protested in Serbia’s northern city of Novi Sad on Saturday to mark the 2024 deaths of 16 people after a railway station awning collapsed and demand snap general elections. Student-led anti-government protests that turned violent at times spread across Serbia following the disaster, rattling the 13-year rule of populist Aleksandar Vucic and his Serbian Progressive Party.