Riot police take positions nearby the Electoral Commission headquarters as several thousand Serbian opposition supporters protest in Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. An early official vote count of Serbia's weekend election on Monday confirmed victory for the ruling populist party in a parliamentary vote in the Balkan country, but political tensions rose over reported irregularities in the capital, Belgrade. Banner reads "Children, Forgive me". (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)