Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic has announced tough measures against anti-government protesters following days of riots challenging his rule.

For eight years as Serbia’s president, and before that as prime minister, he has ruled with an increasingly interventionist hand, yet runs more of a managed democracy than a full-blown autocracy. Vučić has performed a similarly wily balancing act on the global stage.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić on Sunday vowed to take“tough measures” against what he called“rioters” following a wave of widespread anti-gove

STORY: Supporters of Serbia's ruling party threw flares and firecrackers at anti-government protesters in the city of Novi Sad on Wednesday prompting police to intervene to end the standoff.The violence was an escalation of nine-month-long protests in Serbia.

Protests erupted across Serbia, targeting the ruling Serbian Progressive Party amid allegations of corruption. Offices were destroyed in Novi Sad, and clashes occurred with police and supporters of President Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade.

Clashes between rival groups of protesters in Serbia left dozens injured overnight, police said Thursday, as months of anti-government demonstrations boiled over into street violence for a second night.