‘We’ve proved that change is possible’ – but Serbia protesters unsure of next move

People hold up their mobile phone lights during a protest on Saturday over the collapse of a concrete canopy that killed 15 people in Novi Sad. Photograph: Armin Durgut/AP

When Serbian protesters took over the town of Novi Sad this weekend and staged a triumphant street festival, occasional chants could be heard of an old slogan dating back a quarter of a century.

“Gotov je!” (“He’s finished!”) was the mantra of the 2000 revolt that brought down Serbia’s post-communist dictator Slobodan Milošević. This time it was aimed at his successor, President Aleksandar Vučić, but the chant did not travel far among the tens of thousands gathered in Novi Sad.