Thousands of people cheered and waved Serbian flags as student columns started entering Belgrade city centre. Hundreds of bikers, parked near the parliament building, revved their engines in support.

Tens of thousands of people descended on Belgrade on Saturday as part of a mass rally seen as a culmination of months-long protests against Serbia's populist President Aleksandar Vucic and his government.

There are fears of unrest in the capital amid a long-standing protest against Aleksandar Vucic and his government.

Serbia’s capital Belgrade is on edge ahead of a major rally this weekend with populist authorities of President Aleksandar Vucic ramping up efforts to dissuade people from attending

Serbia’s capital Belgrade is on edge ahead of a major rally this weekend, with President Aleksandar Vucic's government ramping up efforts to dissuade people from attending.

Riot police stand guard outside the Serbian Presidency building before a protest, which has become a national movement for change following the deadly November 2024 Novi Sad railway station roof collapse, in Belgrade, Serbia, March 15, 2025. REUTERS/Mitar Mitrovic

Tens of thousands of people converged to protest against President Aleksandar Vucic and his government, in what was expected to be the largest demonstration in a movement that started four months ago.

A deafening sound of whistles and vuvuzelas echoed throughout downtown Belgrade on Saturday as Serbia's capital geared up for a major rally against populist President Aleksandar Vucic and his government.