Serbia's Protest Movement Returns, Unresolved Since Station Collapse

Thousands demonstrated in Novi Sad on June 20 demanding early elections, eighteen months after a 2024 railway station canopy collapse killed 16 people. The disaster, blamed on rushed contracts awarded through political connections, sparked Serbia's protest wave. Prime Minister Miloš Vučević resigned in January 2025, but President Aleksandar Vučić remains in power. The renewed mobilization reveals the government has made no concessions, leaving the core grievance unresolved.