Vucic promised to take decisive action over the unrest in Serbia.

On August 17, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced the government's intention to take active steps to restore order in the country in the near future.

"In the next three or four days, you will see our perhaps unexpected decisions, and after that very decisive actions," he said during an address to the nation.

He clarified that these days it may seem to people that the state has "retreated," but this is not the case.

According to Vucic, the government aims to restore order, enforce laws and maintain peace in the country by mobilizing all available means and levers.

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On August 17, Vucic stated in his address to the nation that the country's authorities were not considering a state of emergency amid anti-government protests.

On August 16, the RTS portal reported that protesters in Serbia had vandalized the office of the SPP in the city of Valjevo and wanted to burn it down. 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 the collapse of the railway station in Novi Sad in November 2024. The protesters blocked bridges and roads.

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