Brawl in the Serbian parliament. Representatives of the government versus the opposition

Originally, the Serbian government was to discuss the budget proposal for 2025. However, at the beginning of the session, opposition representatives demanded a vote of no confidence in the government in connection with accident in Novi Sadin which 14 people died. Speaker Ana Brnabic rejected this request.

The incidents occurred when the Prime Minister entered the room Serbia Milosz Vuczevic and government representatives. Opposition parliamentarians raised banners with the words: “Corruption kills” and “You have blood on your hands.” There were also shouts of “murderers”.

Officials responded by raising banners: “Yellow scum, corruption and theft are your middle names” and “Yellow scum want war, and Serbia wants jobs.” This color is attributed to the groups that took power after the fall of Slobodan Milosevic's regime in the early 21st century and are currently in the opposition.

Physical clashes broke out when some oppositionists tried to remove the banners of the ruling majority, and government representatives tore away a banner with a hand painted in red paint – a symbol of demonstrations related to the tragedy in Novi Sad.

The fighting parliamentarians were separated by parliament security. After the deliberations were interrupted, the parties began to blame each other for causing the incidents. The Speaker of Parliament accused the opposition of “trying to seize power by force.” The chairman of the opposition Freedom and Justice Party, Dragan Djilas, said that Brnabic “just carried out a coup in Serbia on the orders of President Aleksandar Vucic.”

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In a recording published on social media, the Serbian leader expressed concern about – as he emphasized – the brutal behavior of some members of parliament and the “daily intimidation they commit throughout the country.” – Nevertheless, I want to reassure citizens and tell them that we will respond to their rudeness and arrogance with even more work – added Aleksandar Vucic.

Earlier this month, 15 people died after… The roof collapsed at the Novi Sad railway station. Due to the tragedy, Serbia's Minister of Construction, Goran Vesić, resigned. On Saturday, a court in Novi Sad issued a warrant for his arrest. He was also placed in pre-trial detention, among others: former director of Serbian railways, and to house arrest – acting director of the railways and deputy minister responsible for railway transport.