Speaking at a hastily called news conference in Belgrade on January 28, Vucevic said that he and Novi Sad Mayor Milan Djuric were stepping down to show accountability for what happened.

Vucevic said that Novi Sad's mayor, Milan Duric, had also presented his resignation. Vucevic has been in office for less than a year. He had earlier served as Novi Sad mayor from 2012 to 2022.

The protesters demanded the resignations of Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic and Novi Sad Mayor Milan Djuric, as well as the immediate arrest and punishment of those responsible for the ...

By contrast, Novi Sad Mayor Milan Đurić has said from the start that the real aim of the demonstrations is to get Vučić to resign, and most protesters agree with this, except the organisers. "We want ...