Dozens arrested in Serbia as more protests against election results planned

Protesters clash with anti-riot police in Belgrade (Darko Vojinovic/AP)

Serbian police said on Monday said they have detained at least 38 people who took part in a protest against reported widespread irregularities during a recent general ballot, which declared the governing populists winners of the parliamentary and local council elections.

Claiming election fraud, particularly in the capital, Belgrade, opposition group Serbia Against Violence has been staging protests since the December 17 elections while some politicians began a hunger strike.