New Delhi, June 29 -- As the clash with anti-government protesters seeking snap elections and a stop to President Aleksandar Vucic's 12-year rule took place on Saturday evening, Serbia police placed numerous officers in riot gear near parliament, government buildings and around Pionirski Park, where crowds of Vučić supporters from all over the country assembled for a counter-protest.

It occurred in large numbers after around eight months of continuous disagreements led by Serbia's university students, which has shaken Vučić's tight hold on power in the Balkan nation.

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