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Protesters in Serbia doubt Vucic resignation will bring change
Thousands of protesters gathered in Serbia’s Kraljevo, dismissing Aleksandar Vucic’s pledge to resign.
Published On 28 Jun 2026
Serbia’s protesters press on even after Vucic promises to step aside
Demonstrators doubt the president is truly surrendering power after 12 years in charge.
Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic says will resign within ‘weeks’
Vucic is under pressure after months of antigovernment protests.
A man wearing traditional dress marches with a Serbian flag as antigovernment protesters throw flares at riot police in Belgrade. [Armin Durgut/AP Photo]
An antigovernment protester taunts riot police in Belgrade during a rally led by students who are pushing for political change in Serbia. [Armin Durgut/AP Photo]
Riot police advance to disperse antigovernment protesters. [Darko Vojinovic/AP Photo]
Clashes were first reported near a camp of Vucic loyalists in a park outside the Serbian presidency building. [Armin Durgut/AP Photo]
Plainclothes police detain an antigovernment protester in Belgrade. [Darko Vojinovic/AP Photo]
The Serbian president has come under international scrutiny for his hardline tactics against demonstrators over the past year. [Darko Vojinovic/AP Photo]
Large crowds of demonstrators pour into central Belgrade. [Darko Vojinovic/AP Photo]
The rally in Belgrade was the latest in more than a year of antigovernment demonstrations that began after the collapse of a railway station canopy killed 16 people in Novi Sad on November 1, 2024. [Armin Durgut/AP Photo]
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