From Victory Celebrations to Riots: What's Happening in Serbia After almost two years of protests, the student list won the parliamentary elections with about 53% of the votes. Tens of thousands of Serbs took to the streets to celebrate the change of government: Belgrade was filled with music, fireworks and masses of dancing. But amid the celebrations, riots broke out. Several groups of protesters clashed with the police, and firecrackers and other objects were thrown at the security forces. The "Student Movement" called for an end to the violence, and for the state to establish a new government. We are at MAX.