By Tatyana Kekic in Belgrade Serbia is facing the possibility of snap parliamentary elections in April, following the resignation of prime minister Milos Vucevic on January 28. Vucevic’s departure comes after weeks of protests that were ignited by a deadly collapse of a railway station canopy in Novi Sad last November.

Prime Minister Milos Vucevic resigned following weeks of massive anticorruption protests over the deadly collapse of a concrete canopy in November.

Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic resigned on Tuesday, becoming the highest-ranking official to step down amid a wave of anti-corruption protests that have spread across the Balkan country.

Demonstrations around Serbia pose a challenge to the decade-long hold on power by President Aleksandar Vucic, who spurred his prime minister to step down.

By Aleksandar Vasovic BELGRADE (Reuters) -Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic floated the possibility of a snap election in April after his prime minister resigned on Tuesday amid growing anti-government protests.

Students in Serbia vowed to continue protesting even after the country's Prime Minister Milos Vucevic announced his resignation on Tuesday, following weeks of mass demonstrations over the fatal collap

President Vučić rejected a transitional government after Prime Minister Vučević's resignation to calm tensions following anti-corruption protests sparked by a deadly awning collapse. View on euronews