Meanwhile, citizens gathered in front of the parliament and pelted the entrance with raw eggs.
In January, Serbian Prime Minister Miloš Vučević offered his resignation amid public outrage and nationwide protests following the collapse of a recently renovated train and bus station canopy in Novi Sad in November, which killed 15 people.
His resignation, yet to be confirmed by parliament, could lead the country to new elections only over a year after the last ones were held, if the ruling Serbian Progressive Party fails to provide a new candidate for prime minister, who must be approved by a parliament vote.
The protests demanding accountability for the tragedy in Novi Sad have since spread to every corner of Serbia and are largely led by students who have abandoned their classes and occupied the country’s universities.
Widely seen as the largest protests in Serbia’s history, hundreds of thousands of protesters gather almost daily and often block the country’s main roads and thoroughfares.
