Serbian prime minister resigns amid anti-corruption protests
Miloš Vučević steps down ‘in order to defuse tensions’ as demonstrations continue after deadly station roof collapse
Serbia’s prime minister has resigned after weeks of anti-corruption protests prompted by the deadly collapse of a train station roof in the northern city of Novi Sad last year.
Miloš Vučević announced his resignation at a press conference on Tuesday, a decision he said he had made “in order to defuse tensions”. He said the mayor of Novi Sad would also be resigning. “With this we fulfil the political demands of even the most extreme protesters,” Vučević said.
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