Police fired tear gas against thousands of opponents of Serbia’s populist president, Aleksandar Vucic, who rallied on Saturday in Belgrade, backing up a demand for an early parliamentary election and declaring the government “illegitimate.

Dozens of anti‑government demonstrators were arrested in Serbia’s capital on Saturday night after hours‑long clashes with riot police that followed one of the largest protests against President Aleksandar Vucic in recent years.

Tens of thousands of protesters in Serbia have rallied against hard-right President Aleksandar Vucic, demanding early parliamentary elections.