Smoke bombs, tear gas thrown in Serbian parliament: What led to the chaos?

As the spring session of the Serbian parliament opened on Tuesday, opposition lawmakers threw smoke grenades and tear gas inside the chamber. They were protesting against the ruling coalition led by the Serbian Progressive Party and in support of students who have been protesting against government corruption following a fatal train station canopy collapse in November Serbian opposition lawmakers let off smoke grenades inside Serbian parliament, in Belgrade, Serbia March 4, 2025, in this screengrab taken from a video. Serbia Parliament Pool/Reuters Massive drama unfolded at the Serbian parliament on Tuesday after opposition lawmakers threw smoke grenades and tear gas inside the chamber. Serbian opposition lawmakers let off smoke grenades inside Serbian parliament, in Belgrade, Serbia March 4, 2025, in this screengrab taken from a video. Drone shot of students and opposition supporters holding 15 minutes of silence during a protest over the fatal November 2024 Novi Sad railway station roof collapse, in Nis, Serbia March 1, 2025.