Thousands of protesters gathered in Kraljevo on June 28, 2026 after President Aleksandar Vucic announced he would resign within weeks and pursue early elections. Vucic made the statement at a rally in Belgrade, saying his Serbian Progressive Party would win more convincingly than ever before, but he did not set a date for his departure or for the vote. Demonstrators expressed doubt that he would relinquish power, noting that he cannot run for another presidential term and may seek the prime ministership to retain influence. The protests follow a roof collapse at a railway station in Novi Sad in late 2024 that killed 16 people, an incident protesters attribute to corruption and poor construction. Vucic denied any wrongdoing and described the demonstrators as foreign agents seeking to topple his government. The demonstrations represent the largest public gatherings in Serbia since the 2000 overthrow of Slobodan Milosevic. Police have detained hundreds of participants during months of unrest, a practice the European Union has condemned as brutal and unlawful. The timeline for the promised resignation and any subsequent elections remains uncertain, and it is unclear whether the protests will alter Vucic’s political trajectory.