New wave of Serbia protests draws nearly 200,000 people
A significant protest in Belgrade saw nearly 200,000 people demanding political change and accountability from the government. The rally was organized by university students and was a response to a tragic train station accident in 2024 that resulted in 16 deaths. The protests reflect ongoing public discontent with corruption and governance under President Aleksandar Vucic.
- ▪More than 180,000 people rallied in Belgrade on May 23, 2026.
- ▪Protesters are demanding elections and accountability for a train station accident that killed 16 people in 2024.
- ▪The protest was reported to be the second largest since the fall of Slobodan Milosevic in 2000.
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An anti-government protesters taunts riot police during a rally led by Serbia's protesting university students who are pushing for major political changes in the Balkan country run by President Aleksandar Vucic, in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, May 23, 2026. ARMIN DURGUT / AP PHOTO/ARMIN DURGUT More than 180,000 people rallied in Belgrade on the evening of Saturday, May 23 to demand elections in a bid to breathe fresh life into the protest movement sparked by a 2024 train station accident, according to an independent monitor. The opposition has long demanded a probe into corruption over the November 2024 train station canopy collapse in the northern city of Novi Sad, which caused 16 deaths that protesters blame on endemic graft.
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