Vucevic, who is the leader of the governing Serbian Progressive Party, was in office for less than a year.

He previously served as minister of defence and was the mayor of Novi Sad – Serbia’s second-largest city – in 2012-20, during early stages of the railway station’s reconstruction project.

Vucevic said Novi Sad Mayor Milan Djuric would fulfil “the most political of the demands of some of the most extreme protesters” and also resign.

Now the question is whether the departures will be enough to mollify the mostly young people who have been staging regular and increasingly elaborate demonstrations.

A change in the head of government is less significant than it might initially appear, because the real power in Serbia lies with Vucic.

Vucevic – a trusted ally of the president – said he hoped that his decision to quit as prime minister would encourage protesters to “calm down the passions and return to dialogue”.

But it may also pave the way for parliamentary elections, if a new prime minister is not appointed within 30 days of the National Assembly confirming the resignation.

Vucic has also been pushing the idea of an “advisory referendum” on his own role, saying that he would stand down if he lost that vote.

However, a change in power currently seems unlikely.

The ruling Serbian Progressive Party is well-organised – and international election monitors have noted that it dominates Serbia’s media space.

It comfortably won the most recent parliamentary elections just over a year ago. In contrast, the opposition remains fractured and without many allies in the media.

The reaction of the protesters may be crucial to what happens next.

If enough of them view the prime minister’s resignation as a significant development, then the recent run of demonstrations may fizzle out in a similar fashion to a number of previous anti-government movements.

If they decide to carry on protesting, the turbulence in Serbia may be set to continue.