Demonstrators clash with police in an effort to make their grievances heard

Thousands of people gathered in central Belgrade on Sunday, demanding the annulment of parliamentary and local elections held a week ago that were declared unfair by international observers. Despite the Serbian Progressive Party's (SNS) victory in the election with 46.72% of the vote, protesters say the election process was marred by irregularities and fraud.

The "Serbia Against Violence" alliance came second with 23.56% of the vote, while the Socialist Party of Serbia came third with 6.56% of the vote. However, the team of international observers, including OSCE representatives, reported various "irregularities", including cases of "vote-buying" and forged ballots, Digi24 reports.

Protesters tried to enter the Belgrade City Hall, where the Election Commission is located, and were met with tear gas. Clashes with police escalated as protesters tried to enter the building. Broken windows and scaled walls marked the protest against the disputed results.

Member of the "Serbia Against Violence"  Marinika Tepic has been on hunger strike for almost a week, demanding the cancellation of the elections. The Serbian prosecutor's office has opened an investigation into allegations of fraud.

Serbia's president, Aleksandar Vucic, has remained firm despite the criticism, saying, "There must be no doubt that we will defend the will of the people."

Protesters have announced they will continue to make their voices heard until the elections are re-evaluated and irregularities corrected, turning Belgrade into a hotbed of opposition to the disputed election results.