Protests against Serbia's President Aleksander Vucic continue, and tensions escalate. On Sunday, protesters tried to enter the presidency during a demonstration provoked by Vucic. They broke through the defensive fence and reached the entrance to the building of the Serbian presidency, Tanjug reported, quoted by BTA.

Later, they made a human chain around the building that President Vucic was in. Opposition leaders urge him to come out to talk to the people.

Later, Vucic left the presidency with his car after a protest, and part of the protesters led by the leaders of the opposition Union for Serbia went to the police station, where five people were arrested for the invasion of the state-run RTS on Saturday.

There are gendarmes in front of the government, and Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic.

At the time when President Aleksander Vucic began his address, some of the protesters broke through the enclosures and reached the entrance where the gendarmerie stopped them.

Protesters chant "End with him," "Arrest Vucic," "Oliver Ivanovich" (the name of the Kosovo Serb leader whom the opposition claims to have been killed by order of Vucic).

Demonstrators who came to the presidency at the call of Dveri Movement leader Bosko Obradovic at noon when the president announced he would turn to the people broke all the protective facilities around the building, Vucic said. He added that demonstrators are trying to penetrate the building, but that no one should be afraid and the competent services will react.

The street on which the presidency stands was closed, and Borko Stefanovic, one of the opposition's leaders, said "all entrances and exits from the presidency are blocked," the Blic newspaper said.

Leaders of the opposition Union for Serbia Dragan Djillas and Bosko Obradovic tried to stop demonstrators heading for the presidency. Meanwhile, Democratic Party leader Zoran Lutovac negotiates with the police in order not to use force.

At first the protesters were behind the metal enclosures, they were carrying whistles, Serbian flags and banners. Obradovic turned to them, repeating the request for Vucic's resignations, Prime Minister Anna Brnabic, Parliament Speaker Maya Gojkovic, and State TV Director RTS Dragan Bujosevic.

Other opposition leaders were ahead of the presidency. Politicians call for a peaceful, non-violent demonstration.

Leftist party chairman Borko Stefanovic urged citizens to stand before the presidency as a "living chain of freedom" and not to let Vucic go out.

Serbia's police union called on police to refuse to speak physically with demonstrators, Danas reports.

"We will not allow violence, those who violate the law will be responsible," Serbian President Aleksander Vucic said in his address to the people, Serbian news agencies reported.

He added that "Serbia allows protests until there is violence".

"No one has ever given a press conference under such conditions," Vucic said, adding that he wanted to show that "there should be no fear of hooligans, bullies and fascists like Bosko Obradovic and oligarchs like Dragan Djillas and Vuk Jeremic."

"They thought I would not dare to come here, I'm not afraid I can only lose my life I will continue to fight for Serbia, nothing more important than that," he said.

Vucic stressed that he had received information that Serbs in Kosovo are gathering and want to come to Belgrade to protect him, but he tells them that this is not necessary.

He stressed that he does not need the support of the Western countries, but only the support of the citizens of Serbia. He added that his job was to "defend Serbia from bullies and oligarchs," and said he was ready to talk to everyone, but not with Djillas and Jeremic, who are not even members of parliament, but with Obradovic only if his party is again elected to parliament.

If there is a question of early parliamentary elections, Vucic replied: "I do not think we are farther away from early parliamentary elections than we were yesterday."

Speakers at the press applauded the president. After a short blockade, the media teams were released from the presidential building.

On Saturday night, protesters rushed into the state television station, unhappy with the way it reflects the events in the country.

The action sparked sharp reactions from the ruling party. Prime Minister Anna Brnabic described the invasion of the state media as "vandalism", and President Aleksander Vucic made an extraordinary speech.

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