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 Prime Minister Miloš Vučević has resigned following protests triggered by the deadly collapse of a canopy in November.

Students in Serbia vowed to continue protesting even after the country's Prime Minister Milos Vucevic announced his resignation on Tuesday, following weeks of mass demonstrations over the fatal collap

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.

By Aleksandar Vasovic 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 Balkan country.

Prime Minister Milos Vucevic resigned following weeks of massive anticorruption protests over the deadly collapse of a concrete canopy in November.

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.

Milos Vucevic's resignation follows months of nationwide demonstrations over the collapse of a station roof which killed 15.

The protests were spawned by the deadly collapse of a train station roof in Novi Sad that became a flashpoint for wider discontent.