Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic addresses the media at the headquarters of Srpska Napredna Stranka (Serbian Progressive Party) on Dec.17, 2023, in Belgrade, Serbia. Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic and her party claimed victory upon the closing of polling stations nationwide on Parliamentary election day. (Vladimir Zivojinovic/Getty Images/TNS)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic addresses the media at the headquarters of Srpska Napredna Stranka (Serbian Progressive Party) on Dec.17, 2023, in Belgrade, Serbia. Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic and her party claimed victory upon the closing of polling stations nationwide on Parliamentary election day. (Vladimir Zivojinovic/Getty Images/TNS)
Riot police in Serbia’s capital fired pepper spray to repel a few thousand protesters who tried to storm Belgrade City Hall amid a dispute over recent elections that opposition parties and European observers say were marred by irregularities.
President Aleksandar Vucic’s dominant Progressive Party won the December 17 vote for the parliament but in a much tighter race held the same day for control over the capital, neither the president’s ruling party nor the main challenger, a coalition named Serbia Against Violence, gained a majority. The opposition demanded annulment of all results due to reports of vote-buying and unfair election conditions.
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