2017 Serbian protests

2017 Serbian protests
Part of 2017 Serbian presidential election
Symbol of 2017 Serbian protest against dictatorship depicting Aleksandar Vučić's hand gesture
Date	3 April – 31 May 2017
Location	Serbia
Caused by	Accusations of electoral fraud Media censorship Authoritarianism of Aleksandar Vučić Particracy and nepotism
Goals	Removal of Vučić and Maja Gojković Freedom of the media Removal of party people from public service companies and administration Improvements on labor rights
Methods	Demonstrations, civil disobedience, civil resistance
Resulted in	Protests failed
Parties
Anti-government protesters; "Against Dictatorship" civic movement Civilian and student protesters President of Serbia Government of Serbia Ministry of Internal Affairs of Serbia Serbian Security Intelligence Agency
Lead figures
Unknown Aleksandar Vučić
Number
up to 20,000 in Belgrade,[1] 10,000+ in Novi Sad[2] 3,000+ in Niš[3] Unknown

The 2017 Serbian protests against perceived dictatorship were ongoing mass protests organized across Belgrade, Novi Sad, Niš and other cities and towns in Serbia, against Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić, as a result of the presidential election. The election was marred by accusations of voter intimidation and a near total domination of Serbia's media by Vučić and his populist conservative Serbian Progressive Party.^[4] The protests started on 3 April and thousands of people had been gathering on the streets of Serbia's cities on a daily basis. They informed themselves via official Facebook protest pages.