Serbia's Vucic concedes defeat as student-led movement wins parliamentary vote
Summary
Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat on Sunday, October 25, in Serbia's early parliamentary election, saying his Serbian Progressive Party had lost to the student-led movement. Vucic projected that the opposition Student List would win between 135 and 140 of the 250 seats in parliament, compared with 105 for his coalition, and official results had not yet been announced. The result ends the 14-year rule of his party. The vote followed nearly two years of anti-government protests that grew out of the November 2024 collapse of a railway station canopy in Novi Sad, which killed 16 people and fueled public anger over alleged government corruption. The Student List must now choose a prime minister and form a government, and Serbia faces a separate presidential election in December.
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Al Jazeera
Source ↗Al Jazeera reports that Vucic conceded defeat and that the opposition Student List is projected to win a parliamentary majority after nearly two years of protests.
Axios
Source ↗Axios reports that the student-led movement has ended the 14-year rule of Vucic's Serbian Progressive Party, with Vucic conceding on Sunday and projecting the Student List would win 135 to 140 of 250 seats against 105 for his coalition.
The Hindu
Source ↗The Hindu reports that the student movement ousted the longtime leader in the snap parliamentary vote, held after nearly two years of anti-government protests sparked by the 2024 collapse of a canopy at Novi Sad railway station that killed 16 people.
Le Monde
Source ↗Le Monde reports that the student movement won the parliamentary elections against populist leader Aleksandar Vucic, whose coalition had governed for 14 years, and says Serbia now faces a major democratic transition.
RFI
Source ↗RFI reports that the student-led movement was enjoying its first day in power on Monday after ending the 14-year reign of Vucic's right-wing Serbian Progressive Party.
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