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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Serbia's president apologizes for calling state TV reporter an 'imbecile' over coverage of protests

Serbia Protests - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Serbia’s populist president apologized Monday for calling a reporter with the state TV broadcaster an “imbecile” after her report from a massive anti-government protest over the weekend.

University students in the Balkan country that has been ruled by a right-wing, pro-Russia government for over a decade have been holding nationwide protests since the fatal train station canopy collapse in November that killed 15 people. Critics blame government corruption for the collapse.

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