Miloš Vučević, Serbian Prime Minister, resigned amid escalating public protests triggered by a deadly awning collapse in Novi Sad that claimed 15 lives. His resignation came swiftly after President Aleksandar Vučić announced plans for urgent government reconstruction to address demands from striking university students. These protests, which saw farmers and citizens joining a significant blockade in Belgrade, have highlighted widespread frustration over government corruption and pose a critical challenge to the ruling party's authority. In response, Vučić has called for dialogue to alleviate tensions and detrimental impacts on the economy.
Serbian farmers on tractors and thousands of citizens joined the blockade that followed weeks of protests demanding accountability for the deadly accident in the northern city and regional capital of Novi Sad that critics have blamed on rampant government corruption.
Later on Monday, Vučić, at a joint press conference with Vučević and Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabić, urged dialogue with the students, saying that 'we need to lower the tensions and start talking to each other.'
'Any kind of a crisis poses a serious problem for our economy,' said Vučić. 'Such a situation in society is not good for anyone.'
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