The chaos erupted in the Serbia parliament on Tuesday with the opposition legislators, who were launched from smoke bombs and tear gas to protest against the government and support students' showing.
At least three of the legislators were injured, with one in critical condition after being stroke, which increases political tensions in high -end areas. Balkan countryWhich is located at the southeast and central Europe crossroads.
Video footage of the assembly hall showed a clash first between the legislators and the income of the bombs that are thrown. The Serbian media said that eggs and water bottles were also thrown. Hundreds of opposition supporters gathered outside the parliament building during the session.
Serbian opposition lawmakers left smoke bombs inside the Serbian parliament in Belgrade, on March 4, 2025. (Serbian Parliament / VideoPlus / Bulletin on Reuters)
Serbia rocked the anti -corruption protests after the construction tragedy
The ugly scenes stem from a fatal collapse of the umbrella at the railway station in November. The accident sparked mass protests, as the demonstrators demanded justice and accountability for the tragedy.
Many believe in Serbia The collapse of the deadly umbrella It was the result of dirty work and ignoring safety regulations due to government corruption. The umbrella collapsed at the railway station after renovations led by two Chinese companies.
The protests resigned Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic in January. The Prime Minister's resignation made him the highest official in the regime to step down, but he did not calm the uprising and the mass protests in Belgrade continued and throughout the country.
Parliament still has to confirm the Prime Minister's resignation in order to enter into force.
At the legislative session on Tuesday, legislators were scheduled to vote on a law that would increase university education, a major request from student demonstrators.
The chaos erupted in the Serbia parliament on Tuesday with the opposition legislators, who were launched from smoke bombs and tear gas to protest against the government and support students' showing. (Serbian Parliament / VideoPlus / Bulletin on Reuters)
But the opposition parties said that the ruling majority was also planning to agree to dozens of other decisions. They said this is illegal and that legislators must first confirm the resignation and government of Vucevic.
After the ruling coalition led by the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) agreed on the agenda, some opposition politicians ran out of their seats towards the parliamentary speaker and were wounded by security guards.
Others threw smoke and tear gas, with black and pink smoke that rises inside Parliament, which also witnessed a fight and throwing water in contracts since the introduction of multi -party democracy in 1990.
As the session continued, the rulers discussed the ruling ruling while the opposition lawmakers and the centuries detonated.
Opposition representatives also held banners reading “the general strike” and “justice for the dead”, while the demonstrators stood outside the building in silence to honor 15 people who were killed by the hands The collapse of the roof of the railway station.
Parliament Speaker Anna Barnabek accused opposition of being a “terrorist gang”. The ruling coalition says Western intelligence agencies are trying to destabilize Serbia and bring down the government by supporting the protests.
Students walk on the road towards the northern city of Novi Sad on January 30 to protest against the death of 15 people who were killed in the November collapse of the umbrella of the train station, near the suburb of Batagnica in Belgrade, Serbia. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
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The government tried to evade checking by reducing the government's guilt in the station's collapse. Initially, the government tried to ignore the protests, then began to use force and accused the protests to infiltrate by foreign instigators.
Some observers complained about that Vocic government Not to behave and provide clear answers to the audience settler in Serbian institutional corruption.
Meanwhile, the protest leaders called for a major gathering in the capital, Belgrade, on March 15.
Fox News Chris Masaro, Reuters and Associated Press contributed to this report.
