Serbian leader Aleksandar Vučić ousted by student movement in seismic election
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Key context: <p>Vučić’s 12-year reign looks to have been ended by record turnout of voters in election provoked by student-led protests</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/oct/25/europe-serbia-elections-aleksander-vucic-student-list-protests-bulgaria-latest-news-updates">Follow the reaction to the result with our liveblog</a></p></li></ul><p>The long-serving leader of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, has conceded defeat, ushering in a seismic political shift after a historic election that saw the increasingly authoritarian leader pitted against a student-led movement that had spent two years protesting against his government.</p><p>Vučić pointed to preliminary results that suggested voters had overwhelmingly backed the students, potentially giving them a majority in the country’s 250-seat parliament.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/25/serbian-leader-aleksandar-vucic-concedes-defeat-in-fiercely-contested-parliamentary-election">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Vučić’s 12-year reign looks to have been ended by record turnout of voters in election provoked by student-led protestsFollow the reaction to the result with our liveblogThe long-serving leader of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, has conceded defeat, ushering in a seismic political shift after a historic election that saw the increasingly authoritarian leader pitted against a student-led movement that had spent two years protesting against his government.Vučić pointed to preliminary results that suggested voters had overwhelmingly backed the students, potentially giving them a majority in the country’s 250-seat parliament. Continue reading...
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