Close to Moscow but aiming to join the EU, Aleksandar Vucic appointed Duro Macut, a doctor with no political experience, as prime minister. Meanwhile, students blockaded the Radio-Television Serbia headquarters,

Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic declared the launch of a new political movement on Saturday as he rallied nationalist supporters in Belgrade to push back against months of protests against him.

The large anti-corruption protests, which began after a deadly train station canopy collapse last year, have challenged the right-wing populist Aleksandar Vucic's rule.