Serbian Protest- Repetition of the history

2025 March 16th, BBC reported Serbia’s largest-ever protest rally against the government; independent monitor reported 325,000 and more while the government reported 107,000, making it the largest protest ever in Serbia. Considering the population of Serbia which is 6,700,000, about 1 of 20 people have been attending the protest rally.

The rally was led by the outrage against the corrupt government. In November of 2024, an incident where citizens were injured by the collapsing ceiling at the northern Serbian city Novi Sad’s train station. This raised the question about the proper usage of construction fees set by the government, thus leading to the investigation process. The investigation process revealed the government official’s attempt to conceal the fact that they proceeded with an unsafe method of construction.

The liberal/progressive government of Serbia continued since 2012. 2025 isn’t the only year that the protest rally occurred. From 2017 protests followed by the 2018-2020 protests and the 2020-2022 protests are lists of Serbian protests that were big enough to be noticeable; the protests have been happening since 2017 and so on every day.

Why are the protests endless in Serbia? Nothing but the governmental conflict answers this question. Despite the citizens’ concerns and voice against the government, nothing has changed since. The Serbian government and the protest shows the exemplary case of how the distrust against the government repeatedly continues over time.