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.

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

Demonstrators hurl flares at riot police as 140,000 Serbians hit streets to demand snap election Protesters in Belgrade hurled flares and objects at Serbian riot police as clashes erupted after anti-government protest with demonstrators demanding snap elections and an end to the 12-year rule of President Aleksandar Vucic.