{"id":2409475,"date":"2025-03-04T11:36:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T16:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/serbian-parliament-riot-chaos-erupts-after-opposition-mps-throw-smoke-and-grenades\/"},"modified":"2025-03-04T11:41:15","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T16:41:15","slug":"serbian-parliament-riot-chaos-erupts-after-opposition-mps-throw-smoke-and-grenades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/serbian-parliament-riot-chaos-erupts-after-opposition-mps-throw-smoke-and-grenades\/","title":{"rendered":"Serbian parliament riot: Chaos erupts after opposition MPs throw smoke and grenades"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fserbian-parliament-riot-chaos-erupts-after-opposition-mps-throw-smoke-and-grenades%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2409475&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On March 4, 2025, Serbia&#8217;s\u200d National Assembly was plunged \u2062into chaos during a parliamentary\u200b session as\u2064 opposition lawmakers threw\u2063 smoke and stun grenades\u200b at members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/niger-heads-to-polls-in-search-of-first-democratic-transition\/\" title=\"Niger heads to polls in search of first democratic transition\">ruling party<\/a>. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-israel-agitator-storms-dnc-stage-snatches-microphone-screams-at-harris-supporters\/\" title=\"Anti-Israel Agitator Storms DNC Stage, Snatches Microphone, Screams at Harris Supporters\">incident escalated tensions<\/a> that had been \u200bbrewing among lawmakers, leading to physical confrontations and injuries. Opposition MPs interrupted proceedings with loud noises, flares, and a banner calling for the downfall\u200b of President Aleksandar Vu\u010di\u0107&#8217;s regime.<\/p>\n<p>Violence erupted between opposing factions \u200dwithin the parliament, resulting in serious injuries, including one lawmaker suffering a stroke allegedly caused\u200b by \u2062a stun grenade. Notably, Sonja Ilic, a \u200cpregnant \u200clawmaker from the \u200cruling\u2063 Serbian Progressive Party, was pepper-sprayed\u2064 during the unrest. Following the incidents, three lawmakers were reported\u200c injured, and an investigation was launched to determine \u200bhow the pyrotechnic \u2062devices\u200b were smuggled into the building.<\/p>\n<p>The chaos is \u2064connected to broader student-led protests in Serbia, which\u200d were triggered by\u2063 a tragic incident involving a construction failure at the\u200c Novi Sad railway station that led to several fatalities. The parliamentary speaker condemned the \u200cprotesters, labeling them a &#8220;terrorist gang,&#8221; amidst\u2063 growing public \u200cunrest over government accountability \u200dand corruption.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Serbian parliament devolves into chaos after opposition MPs throw smoke and stun grenades<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2026696\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/serbia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Serbia's\">Serbia&rsquo;s<\/a> National Assembly devolved into chaos after <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">opposition ministers threw smoke<\/a> and stun grenades at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-trumps-colombia-tariff-flap-portends-for-china-canada-and-mexico-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"What Trump&#039;s Colombia tariff flap portends for China, Canada, and Mexico - Washington Examiner\">ruling party members<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>During a Tuesday parliamentary session in Belgrade, opposition lawmakers interrupted proceedings with whistles and horns, lit flares, and threw stun and smoke grenades colored black, white, and pink. Some lawmakers unfurled flags, and two held a banner denouncing the government of President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3329454\/serbian-president-voted-against-russia-ukraine-resolution-accident-im-too-tired\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Alexander Vucic\">Aleksandar Vu&#269;i&#263;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Smoke bombs and flares are released in parliament in Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (RTS Serbia via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Serbia rises up to bring down the regime,&rdquo; the banner read.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chaos in the Serbian &#127479;&#127480; parliament this morning. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IQO3zpPQ3L\">pic.twitter.com\/IQO3zpPQ3L<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Based Serbia (@SerbiaBased) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SerbiaBased\/status\/1896891541299634682?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 4, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Brawls broke out between lawmakers, which resulted in several injuries. One opposition lawmaker, Milo&scaron; Jovanovi&#263;, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politika.rs\/scc\/clanak\/664853\/milos-jovanovic-suzavcem-isprskao-trudnu-sonju-ilic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"pepper sprayed\">pepper sprayed<\/a> Sonja Ilic of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party, who is eight months pregnant. The lawmaker has been a <a href=\"https:\/\/vreme.com\/en\/vesti\/samo-studenti-i-samo-setnje-ne-mogu-da-iznesu-ovu-borbu-i-razvlaste-vucica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"vocal supporter\">vocal supporter<\/a> of student protests rocking the country, calling for further actions in the past.<\/p>\n<p>Ilic was also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politika.rs\/scc\/clanak\/664816\/trudna-poslanica-sonja-ilic-povredena-sok-bombama\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reportedly\">reportedly<\/a> wounded by a stun grenade.<\/p>\n<p>Serbian Progressive Party MP&nbsp;Jasmina Obradovi&#263; suffered a stroke after being hit in the head with a stun grenade and was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. Vu&#269;i&#263; visited her in the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I believe in her strength. Jasmina will win, Serbia will win!&rdquo; Vu&#269;i&#263; said in a statement on social media.<\/p>\n<p>At least three lawmakers were injured in total.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors announced an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politika.rs\/scc\/clanak\/664847\/tuzilastvo-pokrenulo-istragu-zbog-incidenata-u-skupstini\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"investigation\">investigation<\/a> into the incident, intending to discover who smuggled the pyrotechnic devices into the building.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3329454\/serbian-president-voted-against-russia-ukraine-resolution-accident-im-too-tired\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"SERBIAN PRESIDENT SAYS HE VOTED AGAINST RUSSIA IN UKRAINE RESOLUTION BY ACCIDENT: &lsquo;I&rsquo;M TOO TIRED&rsquo;\">SERBIAN PRESIDENT SAYS HE VOTED AGAINST RUSSIA IN UKRAINE RESOLUTION BY ACCIDENT: &lsquo;I&rsquo;M TOO TIRED&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic denounced the protesters as a &ldquo;terrorist gang.&rdquo; Opposition lawmakers had attempted to physically confront her, but were blocked by security.<\/p>\n<p>The riot was carried out in support of massive student-led protests that have rocked the country in recent months. The protests are in response to the collapse of the concrete canopy of the Novi Sad railway station, which is believed to be due to shoddy construction work as a result of government corruption. The collapse killed 15 people and seriously injured two others.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2026696\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2026696\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Serbian parliament descends into chaos as opposition throws grenades<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2409476,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Serbian-Parliament.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[51497,40963,3618,51496,51498],"class_list":["post-2409475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-opposition-mps","tag-political-chaos","tag-riot","tag-serbian-parliament","tag-smoke-grenades"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Serbian-Parliament.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2409475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2409475"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2409475\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2409479,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2409475\/revisions\/2409479"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2409476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2409475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2409475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2409475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}