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Belgrade Students Demand Early Elections After Vucic Spurns Ultimatum

Authorities detained several individuals accused of plotting to overthrow the government.

A drone view shows Serbian students and other demonstrators participating in an anti-government protest demanding snap elections at the Slavija square, in Belgrade, Serbia, June 28, 2025. REUTERS/Djordje Kojadinovic 
A drone view shows Serbian students and other demonstrators participating in an anti-government protest demanding snap elections at the Slavija square, in Belgrade, Serbia, June 28, 2025. REUTERS/Djordje Kojadinovic 
University students and people march during a protest, seven months after the deadly train station tragedy that sparked mass demonstrations against corruption in Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
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Overview

  • Thousands of students and anti-corruption activists converged on Slavija Square and Nemanjina Avenue in Belgrade on June 28 to press for early parliamentary elections.
  • Organisers set a 9 p.m. deadline for President Vucic to announce snap polls, a demand rooted in outrage over the fatal November collapse at Novi Sad train station.
  • President Vucic rejected the ultimatum, affirmed that national elections will not be held before 2027 and accused unspecified foreign powers of fomenting unrest.
  • Serbia’s Higher Court in Belgrade reported on June 27 that five people were remanded in custody on charges of plotting to overthrow the government.
  • Pro-government supporters camped near parliament in Pionirski Park staged a counter-demonstration as police deployed riot officers around key state institutions.