Eurasia Press & News
Serbia’s anti-corruption movement has reached new heights: a demonstration in Belgrade this March yielded hundreds of thousands of peaceful protestors and marked the largest demonstration in Serbia since the monumental 1990s protests against the tyrannical Milošević regime. This mass discontent presents the greatest challenge President Aleksandar Vučić has faced to his rule yet; Western leaders should pay close attention, preparing even for the possibility of a leadership change.
Protests unfolded in November, after part of the roof of a new railway station in the city of Novi Sad collapsed and killed 16 people. Many Serbs blamed the tragedy on corruption, claiming officials neglected mandatory safety standards. Due to mounting pressures Serbia’s Prime Minister, Miloš Vučević resigned and Serbia has just appointed a new government.
