Slobodan Milosevic was forced to resign as President, of Servia after he put his Presidency o the line and called for elections which he was sure he would win. To his surprise his opponent Vojislav Kostunica won the election. Milosevic claimed that his opponent had not received the required 50% of the vote to avoid a run off. When the people took to the streets to protest, the police and army stood aside and refused to protect the regime. Milosevic was forced to resign on October 6^th 2001.