Serbia’s striking students and supporters of populist President Aleksandar Vucic are holding parallel rallies as both mark the country’s Statehood Day with notably contrasting messages.

On Serbia's Statehood Day, parallel rallies will be held by striking students and supporters of President Vucic, reflecting contrasting views. The student-led protest, part of a growing anti-corruption movement,

KRAGUJEVAC, Serbia - Thousands of students descended upon the central Serbian city of Kragujevac on Saturday in what was expected to be the biggest show of anger yet against the government over a deadly railway disaster in November.

Serbia’s striking students and supporters of populist President Aleksandar Vucic were holding parallel rallies Saturday as both marked the country's Statehood Day with notably contrasting messages. The student-led protest is the latest in a nationwide anti-graft movement that reflects mounting calls for fundamental political changes in the Balkan state,