Police fired tear gas against thousands of opponents of Serbia’s populist president, Aleksandar Vucic, who rallied on Saturday in Belgrade, backing up a demand for an early parliamentary election and declaring the government “illegitimate.

Tens of thousands of protesters in Serbia have rallied against hard-right President Aleksandar Vucic, demanding early parliamentary elections.

By Tatyana Kekic in Belgrade Serbian riot police fired tear gas and clashed with anti-government protesters in central Belgrade late on June 28, following a largely peaceful day of demonstrations demanding snap elections.