If Serbian President Aleksander Vucic hoped the resignation of his hand-picked prime minister would get students to end nearly three months of anti-corruption protests, he didn’t have to wait long for an answer.

Serbia’s populist prime minister, Milos Vucevic, has resigned in an attempt to calm political tensions stoked by weeks of massive anti-corruption protests sparked by the deadly collapse of a concrete overhang at a recently renovated train station.

Three months after 15 people were killed in a train station canopy collapse, mass protests continue to gather momentum and even threaten to topple Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić’s government.

Demonstrations around Serbia pose a challenge to the decade-long hold on power by President Aleksandar Vucic, who spurred his prime minister to step down.

BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic resigned on Tuesday, becoming the highest-ranking official to step down amid a wave of anti-corruption protests that have spread across the country.

The Prime Minister of Serbia Milos Vucevic resigned amid nationwide protests over a deadly train station collapse in Novi Sad.

Serbian Prime Minister Miloš Vučević has announced his resignation, according to the local newspaper Večernje novosti.

By Aleksandar Vasovic BELGRADE (Reuters) -Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic floated the possibility of a snap election in April after his prime minister resigned on Tuesday amid growing anti-government protests.