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Vučić concedes Serbian election as student-led list is projected to win majority

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Serbia holds parliamentary election as populist leader Vucic faces student movement
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Serbians voted on Sunday in what France 24 describes as the most contested parliamentary election in more than 14 years, a contest in which a student-led movement sought to oust the party of populist leader Aleksandar Vučić. France 24 and the South China Morning Post tie the vote to nearly two years of protests that followed the 2024 collapse of a canopy that killed 16 people. RFI reports that voters queued in unusually long lines, and the Guardian cites a projected turnout of 60.8% by 5pm local time, more than 13 percentage points above 2023. The Guardian reports that Vučić conceded defeat, with the Student List projected to win 138 seats against 104 for his side, while 126 are needed for a majority. The South China Morning Post and ABC News also report that Vučić conceded defeat, and the South China Morning Post calls it a seismic political shift. The Times of Israel reports that the EU was watching the vote closely.

This continues an earlier story: Serbia's student-led movement mounts its biggest challenge yet to Vučić ahead of Sunday's parliamentary vote

Later: Serbia's strongman Vučić toppled by student-backed movement · Serbian election defeat for Vučić leaves Moscow without a key European ally · Serbia's populist strongman Vucic blames foreign interference for his election defeat · Serbia's president concedes defeat to student-backed candidates · Record voter turnout ends Alexander Vučić's 12 years of dominance in Serbian politics

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  1. France 24

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    France 24 reports that Serbia was holding what was set to be its most contested parliamentary election in more than 14 years, as a student-led movement sought to oust the party of populist leader Aleksandar Vučić.

  2. South China Morning Post

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    The South China Morning Post reports that Vučić conceded defeat on Sunday to a student-led movement that had spent two years protesting his government, which it calls a seismic political shift.

  3. The Straits Times

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    The Straits Times reports that Serbia was holding parliamentary elections on Sunday in which a popular student movement sought to end the rule of longtime leader Aleksandar Vučić.

  4. The Times of Israel

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    The Times of Israel reports that the EU was closely watching the vote, in which Vučić was neck and neck with a movement sparked by a deadly train crash that led to graft allegations.

  5. Al Jazeera

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    Al Jazeera reports that Serbians turned out in huge numbers for a parliamentary election that could end Vučić's longstanding reign.

  6. RFI

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    RFI reports that Serbian voters queued in unusually long lines as the student-led movement mounted the biggest challenge to Vučić's rule in more than a decade.

  7. The Guardian

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    The Guardian reports that Vučić conceded defeat, with the Student List projected to win 138 seats to 104 for his side, and a projected turnout of 60.8% by 5pm local time.

  8. ABC News

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    ABC News reports that Vučić has conceded defeat in an election that pitted him and his right-wing party against a student-led opposition movement.

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