Thousands attend pro-Serbia government rally after months of unrest

An estimated 50,000 people were there - significantly fewer than the 325,000 at last month's anti-government protest.

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A monitoring organisation said around 55,000 people had gathered in front of the National Assembly. Despite some Vucic followers travelling from neighbouring countries, attendance was significantly lower than last month's huge anti-government protest.

There have been regular demonstrations in Serbia since November when the collapse of a railway station canopy in the city of Novi Sad killed 15 people, triggering widespread public anger.

A number of Serbians blamed the incident on alleged corruption and corner-cutting by Vucic's Progressive Party.

The Serbian leader had promoted the rally on Saturday as the launch of a "Movement for the People and the State", which would "save" Serbia from forces working to "destroy" the country.