Police units, including the Gendarmerie and riot police, separated two groups of people who had gathered in the New Belgrade neighborhood. The incident, reported by N1 television, took place in front of the headquarters of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS).
Verbal Clashes and Broader Protests
A verbal confrontation occurred between SNS supporters and anti-government protesters, with eggs and water bottles being thrown. The protesters, who have been leading anti-government demonstrations for nearly nine months, had initially gathered in the Zemun district to protest after President Aleksandar Vučić pardoned a woman who drove into a crowd of students on January 24, injuring one.
The broader protests began after the collapse of a canopy at a train station in Novi Sad, which killed 16 people and severely injured one. The core demand of the protest movement is to determine government responsibility for the Novi Sad tragedy. The protests have since evolved to represent a wider dissatisfaction with the rule of law in Serbia, raising questions about whether the disaster was caused by government negligence and systemic corruption.
