Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic resigned, after being protesting throughout the state because of the deadly collapse of the canopy of the train station.
Vucevic said he made a decision “to avoid further complicating things” and so that “he does not further increase the tension in society.”
Fifteen people were killed in November when a concrete canopy collapsed at the train station in Novi USA, the second largest city of Serbia.
Death has encouraged a huge and sustainable wave of protest throughout the country. Tens of thousands of people have since taken to the streets, demanding responsibility for collapse and protest against corruption and alleged lack of surveillance on construction projects.
More than a dozen people have been charged with the incident new sad, including former traffic minister Goran Vesica – who resigned for days afterwards.
Students took the lead with protests, stopping traffic and blocking universities.
Last Friday, many Serbs lost their jobs in response to a call for a general strike, while in December 100,000 people attended a demonstration in Belgrade. Many minor protests were held in cities and cities throughout the country.
The tensions increased on Monday, when during the 24-hour blockade of the most prominent road intersection in the Serbian capital Belgrade, she was injured in conflicts between the opposition and supporters of the Administrative Party.
That evening, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said he would say goodbye to students and university teachers who had faced accusations regarding the protests and announced a great reversal of the Government, saying that he would expect more than half of the ministers to be replaced.
Vucevic, who has been the leader of the ruling Serbian progressive party, has been on office for less than a year.
He had previously been the Minister of Defense and was the Mayor of Novi Sad from 2012 to 2020, during the early phase of the Railway Railway Restoration Project.
Vucevic said that Mayor of Novi sad Milan Ljuric would fulfill “the most famous of some of the most extreme protesters,” and will also resign.
Now the question is whether departures will be enough to pray mostly young people who are regularly and more complex demonstrations.
Changing the chief of government is less significant than it could occur initially, because the actual strength in Serbia lies with Vucic.
Vucevic – a reliable ally of the president – said he hoped his decision to give up the Prime Minister would encourage protesters to “calm down passion and return to dialogue.”
But this could also be established by the parliamentary election, if the new prime minister is not appointed within 30 days from the National Assembly that confirms the resignation.
Vucic also pushed the idea of a “advisory referendum” to his own role, saying he would give up if he lost that voice.
However, change of power is currently unlikely.
The ruling Serbian progressive party is a well-organized international election monitors noted that it is dominated by Serbia’s media area.
He pleasantly won the latest parliamentary elections just over a year ago. In contrast, the opposition remains broken and without many allies in the media.
The reaction of protesters can be crucial for what is happening next.
If enough Prime Minister’s resignation considers them a significant development, then a recent series of demonstrations can similarly be thrown out as many previous anti -government movements.
If they decide to protest, turbulence in Serbia may continue.
