Protests escalate in Serbia - Ruling party offices attacked and Vučić's resignation demanded
Anti-government protesters attacked the offices of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) in the northern city of Novi Sad, while others clashed with police and SNS supporters in the capital Belgrade.
The violent unrest left dozens injured. In Belgrade, hundreds of protesters and supporters of the ruling party threw fireworks and canisters at each other on one of the city's main boulevards. Police clashed with anti-government protesters and used tear gas to clear them from the area.
In Novi Sad, Serbia’s second-largest city, police and supporters of populist President Aleksandar Vučić were absent as dozens of protesters smashed windows at party offices, threw out furniture and propaganda materials, and sprayed paint on the entrance. They chanted “He’s finished,” referring to Vučić’s 13-year rule. Police later intervened and cordoned off several blocks in central Novi Sad, using tear gas to disperse the crowd.
Daily protests across Serbia, sparked by the deaths of 16 people last November when the roof of a renovated railway station in Novi Sad collapsed, have shaken the Serbian president's popularity. Interior Minister Ivica Dacic accused protesters of attacking police in Novi Sad, Belgrade, and the cities of Pancevo and Sabac. He said at least five police officers were injured.
Vučić promised more arrests after the protests. The opposition Party of Freedom and Justice said its MP Pedja Mitrovic was injured during the protests and hospitalized.
Similar protests have been held in various cities across the country. Earlier, Minister Dacic said that 27 police officers and about 80 civilians were injured in Wednesday's clashes and 47 people were arrested. The protesters blame corruption for the disaster at the Novi Sad railway station and are demanding early elections in the hope of ousting Vucic and his party. They have accused the ruling party of links to organized crime, the use of violence against political opponents and the suppression of media freedom.
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