Chaos in Serbian Parliament: Opposition Protest Sparks Turmoil

Serbian opposition lawmakers protested in parliament using smoke grenades and pepper spray, amid ongoing student-led demonstrations against government corruption. The chaos caused one lawmaker to suffer a stroke. The biggest challenge to President Vucic's rule, protests demand justice for a fatal railway station collapse and political change.

Serbian parliament descended into chaos as opposition lawmakers deployed smoke grenades and pepper spray in protest against the government, intensifying the student-led demonstrations, the largest threat to President Aleksandar Vucic's decade-long rule.

The protests follow the deaths of 15 people due to a collapsed railway station roof, fueling widespread anger against alleged corruption and incompetence.

In the fray, three lawmakers were injured, and one suffered a stroke, while outside the parliament, protests continued to call for justice and political change—a clear demand for a transitional government and free elections.

(With inputs from agencies.)