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Tensions mount in Serbia as protesters converge on Belgrade

Tensions mount in Serbia as protesters converge on Belgrade

Anti-corruption rally is culmination of months of protest shaking grip of autocratic president

Tens of thousands of people from across Serbia are expected to join an anti-corruption rally in Belgrade, in what is seen as a culmination of months of protest that have shaken the grip of the country’s autocratic president, Aleksandar Vučić.

Tensions are running high, as the president’s supporters have begun setting up camp in a park in front of the presidential palace. Earlier this week, Vučić warned that security officers would use force against people at the rally, planned for Saturday.

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