Vučić’s heavy-handed rule has been shaken by the demonstrations, which began when a railway station roof collapsed in the city of Novi Sad last autumn, killing 16 people. The protests were started by students who blamed the tragedy on government corruption, but have since expanded to involve a cross-section of society.

Serbia’s president has announced more arrests following clashes with the police at a massive anti-government protest in Belgrade

Riot police fired tear gas at thousands of anti-government protesters in Serbia’s capital on Saturday. The major rally in Belgrade against Serbia’s populist president, Aleksandar Vucic, was called to back a demand for an early parliamentary election.