Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic resigned on Tuesday, becoming the highest-ranking official to step down amid a wave of anti-corruption protests that have spread across the country, APA reports citing Reuters.
The anti-government demonstrations sprang up in the wake of the roof collapsing at a railway station in the city of Novi Sad, killing 15 people and leading to calls for Vucevic to quit.
The minister for construction, transportation and infrastructure, and the trade minister have already stepped down because of the incident, but that failed to quell the protests.
"I opted for this step in order to defuse tensions", Vucevic told a news conference on Tuesday, announcing his resignation. He said the mayor of Novi Sad would also resign.
"With this we have met all demands of the most radical protesters."
