Protesters in Serbia set fire to the building of the ruling party

In the Serbian city of Valjevo, protesters used pyrotechnics against the city administration building and the local branch of the Serbian Progressive Party (SPP), which led to a fire. This was announced on August 16 by the RTS portal.

"A group of protesters smashed windows and set fire to the building of the Serbian Progressive Party in Valjevo," the article says.

It is specified that the protest was organized by local high school students. The entrance to the Valevo Prosecutor's Office was also destroyed.

Protests took place in Belgrade, Novi Sad, Čačak, Kraljevo and Leskovac, according to the publication of the portal.

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Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced on August 14 that protesters had vandalized the office of the SPP in Novi Sad and wanted to burn it down. Vucic said that Serbia has a lot of work to do to reform the police, judicial system and prosecutor's office.

On August 12, protests took place in Serbian Vrbas, during which almost 70 people were injured. A group of citizens of the republic expressed dissatisfaction in front of the building of the Serbian Progressive Party and its supporters. On August 13, it was reported that 64 people were injured in the protests, 16 of them policemen. The actions covered the offices of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party in Novi Sad and other cities of Serbia.

Anti-government protests began after 15 people died in the collapse of the railway station in Novi Sad in November 2024. The protesters blocked bridges and roads.

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