Vučić’s political career is rooted in ultranationalism and hooliganism. He supported, if not incited, the atrocities of the Yugoslav wars. Though he publicly renounced his past views in 2008 and broadcast his support for Serbia’s EU membership, his rise to power was fuelled by nothing else.
Since December, students from 65 of the country’s 80 faculties have been on strike. Schools are also on strike, and at major demonstrations, farmers have blocked main roads with dozens of tractors.
The former mayor of Niš, the president of the Obrenovac municipality – who was also the former director of the Electric Power Industry of Serbia (EPS) – the former official of the Secretariat for Legalisation in Belgrade,
Thousands of protestors walked 300 kilometers on March 1 from Belgrade to the southern city of Nis to rally support for an anti-corruption protest that took aim at the ruling party. Serbia's Russia-friendly President Aleksandar Vucic has often used a Kremlin playbook to discredit the protests that occasionally rise in a country balancing between Russia and the West.
Serbia's President Aleksandar Vučić admitted Monday that Belgrade made a mistake by supporting the UN resolution concerning Ukraine that day. Moments later, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova addressed them in their native language.
President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, speaking about the riots that the opposition caused in the Parliament today, said that it was bullying and hooligan behavior and that he is seeking criminal-legal responsibility for it.
Serbia, which for years maintained a military connection with Russia and acquired Russian aircraft among other assets, is now facing challenges with these arrangements. Rather than pursuing additional contracts with Moscow,
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Serbian opposition lawmakers started a riot inside parliament after throwing smoke and stun grenades in protest of the current government.
Serbia’s populist president has apologized for calling a reporter with the state TV broadcaster an “imbecile” after her report from a massive anti-government protest over the weekend
Serbian opposition parties demand cancellation of Expo 2027 in Belgrade, citing corruption risks and financial mismanagement concerns.
As the country is gripped by the biggest protests in decades, Kelly Projects speaks to key figures in the Serbian underground scene to find out how the club world is mobilising against the authoritari