Serbia’s striking students set off on 2-day Mar. north
By Tatyana Kekic in Belgrade Hundreds of students in Serbia began their two-day march from the capital Belgrade to Novi Sad on January 30, a journey of approximately 80 kilometers, as the country remains gripped by political turmoil following a deadly infrastructure collapse in Novi Sad late last year.
Amidst public discontent with President Vucic's administration, Serbian university students are marching from Belgrade to Novi Sad to protest government corruption and demand justice for victims of a deadly construction collapse.
Thousands of students blocked traffic at Autokomanda, one of Belgrade's busiest intersections, for 24 hours to protest the Serbian government's failure to prosecute those responsible for the collapse of a concrete canopy at the main railway station in the northern city of Novi Sad in November.
Serbia's ruling coalition began talks to form a new government on Wednesday, after Prime Minister Milos Vucevic resigned amid protests and President Aleksandar Vucic floated the possibility of a snap election in April.
If Serbian President Aleksander Vucic hoped the resignation of his hand-picked prime minister would get students to end nearly three months of anti-corruption protests, he didn't have to wait long for an answer.
Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic resigned Tuesday following a wave of nationwide protests over the deaths of 15 people killed a railroad station roof collapse in November in Novi Sad, the country'
The High Court in Novi Sad extended for another 30 days the detention of the suspects for the fall of the canopy at the Railway Station in Novi Sad on November 1, when 15 people died and two were seriously injured,
Hundreds of Serbian students have begun a march from Belgrade to the city of Novi Sad in the latest protest to shake the country over the deadly collapse of a train station roof they say was the result of deep-seated corruption.
Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic resigned on Tuesday, becoming the highest-ranking official to step down amid a wave of anti-corruption protests that have spread across the Balkan country.
Following a tragic railway incident in Novi Sad that sparked protests, Serbia's Prime Minister Milos Vucevic has resigned, prompting the ruling coalition to initiate talks on forming a new government.
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