Riot police fired tear gas at thousands of anti-government protesters in Serbia’s capital on Saturday. The major rally in Belgrade against Serbia’s populist president, Aleksandar Vucic, was called to back a demand for an early parliamentary election.

President Aleksandar Vucic - populist and close to Russia - has faced months of protests and alleges a foreign coup plot.

Tens of thousands of protesters in Serbia have rallied against hard-right President Aleksandar Vucic, demanding early parliamentary elections.