Miloš Vučević steps down ‘in order to defuse tensions’ as demonstrations continue after deadly station roof collapse

Serbia’s prime minister has resigned after weeks of anti-corruption protests prompted by the deadly collapse of a train station roof in the northern city of Novi Sad last year.

Miloš Vučević announced his resignation at a press conference on Tuesday, a decision he said he had made “in order to defuse tensions”. He said the mayor of Novi Sad would also be resigning. “With this we fulfil the political demands of even the most extreme protesters,” Vučević said.

Milos Vučević quit in an attempt to calm political tensions after months of anti-corruption protests led by students

Serbia’s populist prime minister, Miloš Vučević, has resigned in an attempt to calm political tensions after months of anti-corruption protests.

The protests began in November, after the outdoor roof of a train station in the northern city of Novi Sad collapsed, killing 15 people. The disaster soon became a flashpoint as people across the country seized on it to express their broader dissatisfaction with Serbia’s increasingly authoritarian rule and demand greater government transparency.

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