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Vučić concedes defeat as student-led movement wins Serbian parliamentary election

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Serbian president concedes defeat to student-led movement in election
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Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić conceded defeat on Sunday, October 25, in a snap parliamentary election against a student-led protest movement, ending his long grip on power. Le Monde reported he conceded less than two hours after polls closed, and The Guardian reported he pointed to preliminary results suggesting voters had overwhelmingly backed the students, potentially giving them a majority in the 250-seat parliament. France 24 reported turnout near 70 percent, the highest since the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1992, and said the protests followed the deaths of 16 people when a railway station canopy collapsed in Novi Sad in 2024. The BBC reported Vučić said it was 'clear' his party had lost the vote. CBS News described him as a Putin-endorsed strongman who led with virtually absolute power for 14 years, and Euronews and Africanews reported that crowds celebrated in Belgrade after the concession.

This continues an earlier story: Serbia votes in early election pitting longtime leader Vucic against student movement

Later: Student-led movement's reported election win over Vučić described as historic turning point for Serbia · Vucic concedes defeat as Serbia's Student List wins landslide, ending his long rule · Vucic concedes defeat in Serbian parliamentary election after 14 years in power · Momentum that brought down Vučić in Serbia echoes Orbán's defeat in Hungary · Novak Djokovic praises Serbia's student movement after its election win

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  1. Straits Times

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    The Straits Times reports that Vučić conceded defeat in a historic election win for the student protest movement, a profound political shift in a country of about six million people.

  2. Euronews

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    Euronews reports that the Student List won the Serbian election as Vučić conceded defeat, and describes the vote as a referendum on his political dominance.

  3. ABC

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    ABC reports that Serbia's president conceded defeat to the student-led movement, which followed almost two years of protests against perceived corruption and creeping authoritarianism.

  4. Deutsche Welle

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    Deutsche Welle reports that longtime strongman Vučić conceded defeat to the student-led opposition movement in parliamentary elections, calling it a seismic political shift.

  5. CBC

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    CBC reports that Vučić conceded defeat to the student-led protest movement in a historic Sunday election that ends his long grip on power.

  6. POLITICO

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    POLITICO reports that Vučić lost in a landslide to the protest-backed student movement after tense parliamentary elections.

  7. France 24

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    France 24 reports that Vučić conceded defeat in a historic snap election with turnout near 70 percent, the highest since the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1992.

  8. CBS News

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    CBS News reports that Vučić, a Putin-endorsed strongman who led with virtually absolute power for 14 years, conceded defeat in the Serbian parliamentary elections.

  9. Euronews

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    Euronews video reports that crowds celebrated in Belgrade after Vučić conceded defeat for his ruling party in the snap parliamentary election.

  10. Africanews

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    Africanews reports that crowds celebrated in Belgrade after Vučić admitted defeat for his ruling party in the snap parliamentary election.

  11. Straits Times

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    The Straits Times reports on reactions to the election victory of Serbia's Student List, noting that Vučić conceded defeat in a historic Sunday election.

  12. CNA

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    CNA reports that Vučić conceded defeat in a historic election win for the student protest movement, a defeat that heralds a new political era for the Balkan country.

  13. The Guardian

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    The Guardian reports that Vučić pointed to preliminary results suggesting voters had overwhelmingly backed the students, potentially giving them a majority in the 250-seat parliament.

  14. Le Monde

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    Le Monde reports that Vučić conceded defeat less than two hours after polls closed, in a snap vote that followed nearly two years of anti-government protests.

  15. NBC News

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    NBC News reports that Serbia's student-led movement celebrated after Vučić conceded defeat in a historic election, following a two-year peaceful protest movement that called for him to step down.

  16. BBC

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    The BBC reports that Vučić, a populist right-wing leader of 12 years, said it is 'clear' his party has lost the vote billed as a referendum on the country's future.

  17. Times of Israel

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    The Times of Israel reports that Vučić conceded election defeat in a historic win for the student protest movement, after he dominated Serbian politics since 2014 amid allegations of corruption and creeping authoritarianism.

  18. France 24

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    France 24 video reports that the student-led movement declared victory and ended 14 years in power for Vučić's right-wing populist party, with raucous celebrations in Belgrade after he conceded less than two hours after polls closed.

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