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Serbia's prime minister resigns as anti-corruption protests grow
BY The Canadian Press, Jan 28, 2025 2:22 PM - REPORT AN ERROR
The resignation must be confirmed by Serbia’s parliament, which has 30 days to choose a new government or call a snap election.(Photo/The Canadian Press)
Serbia’s populist Prime Minister Milos Vucevic said Tuesday he is stepping down following weeks of massiveanti-corruption protestsover the deadly collapse of a concrete canopy in November.
“It is my unconditional decision to resign,” Vucevic said at a press conference.
The canopy collapse,which killed 15 people in the northern city of Novi Sad, has become a flashpoint reflecting wider discontent with the increasingly autocratic rule of Serbia’s populistPresident Aleksandar Vucic.He has faced accusations of curbing democratic freedoms in Serbia despite formally seeking European Union membership for the troubled Balkan nation
Vucevic’s resignation is likely to lead to an early parliamentary election. The resignation must be confirmed by Serbia’s parliament, which has 30 days to choose a new government or call a snap election.
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