Daily protests are rattling Serbia‘s leader. What started them? - The protests started as somber vigils for the victims

Hours after Milos Vucevic stepped away Tuesday from his role leading the country's government, thousands of protesters poured into the streets of Serbia's second-largest city, Novi Sad, to resume their calls for political change that have seriously shaken Vucic's decadelong populist rule for the first time.

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s populist Prime Minister Milos Vucevic said Tuesday he is stepping down following weeks of massive anti-corruption protests over the deadly collapse of a concrete canopy in November. “It is my unconditional decision to resign,” Vucevic said at a press conference.

Serbia's Prime Minister Miloš Vučević has resigned following protests triggered by the deadly collapse of a canopy in November.

Prime Minister Milos Vucevic resigned following weeks of massive anticorruption protests over the deadly collapse of a concrete canopy in November.

Demonstrations around Serbia pose a challenge to the decade-long hold on power by President Aleksandar Vucic, who spurred his prime minister to step down.