Anti-government protests in Serbia

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and his ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) have governed the country since 2012 with a heavy concentration of power, media control and a weak system of checks and balances. Serbia is marked by deep political polarisation and popular discontent. In December 2023, Serbia held snap parliamentary elections, just 20 months after the previous elections, which brought SNS a larger-than-expected victory: SNS won 46.7 %, far ahead of the newly formed opposition coalition Serbia Against Violence (SPN) on 23.6 %. In November 2024, anti-government protests erupted again following the roof collapsing at the renovated Novi Sad railway station. In summer 2025, protests intensified, accompanied by violence and renewed calls for snap elections. Vučić's second and final five-year presidential term ends in 2027, when parliamentary elections are also due.