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Serbia: Anti-government protests continue to rock Belgrade

Saturday, 13 April 2019 10:21 PM [ Last Update: Saturday, 13 April 2019 10:27 PM ]

A Serbian national flag is waved as thousands of people from all over Serbia march in central Belgrade on April 13, 2019, to protest against President Aleksandar Vucic and demand free media and fair elections.

Several thousand people took to the streets of Belgrade on Saturday in an ongoing protest against Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and his government.

Thousands of people from all over Serbia gather in front of the National Assembly building in central Belgrade on April 13, 2019, to protest against Serbian President and to demand free media and fair elections. (AFP)

The protest started in front of the Serbian parliament. From there, protesters marched to the City Assembly. On their way, opposition leaders together with protesters removed the construction site barricades placed around the city center by city officials.

Earlier this week, the majority of the city center, where the protesting takes place, was closed due to reconstruction work which opposition parties claim is illegal.

As a result, they removed the barricades and placed them in front of the City Assembly calling on Belgrade Deputy Mayor Goran Vesic to resign.

Protesters started in December and were triggered by attack on opposition leader Borko Stefanovic in November in city of Krusevac.

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