Serbia will not impose a state of emergency due to protests

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said in his address to the nation on August 17 that the country's authorities were not considering declaring a state of emergency amid anti-government protests.

"This (the introduction of a state of emergency - Ed.) is an extreme option, we have not considered it. And I would not like us to consider it," the Kurir portal quotes him as saying.

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On August 16, the RTS portal reported that in the Serbian city of Valjevo, protesters used pyrotechnics against the city administration building and the local branch of the Serbian Progressive Party (SPP), resulting in a fire. Also on August 14, the office of the SPP in Novi Sad was vandalized.

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 November 2024 as a result of the collapse of the railway station in Novi Sad. The protesters blocked bridges and roads.

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