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POLITICS4d agoSerbia Student List Lead Candidate Vows EU Integration, Open Debate On Russia TiesIn an interview with RFE/RL, Ilija Srdanovic, the lead candidate for Serbia's Student List, which ousted longtime leader Aleksandar Vucic in the country's recent parliamentary elections, pledged to remain committed to EU integration. He also said Serbia's stance on sanctions against Russia could be reconsidered through public debate.RFE/RL
POLITICS4d agoSerbian Students, Victorious and Leaderless, Go After the MediaSupporters of the opposition movement that won Sunday’s election stormed the offices of a pro-government tabloid. Another news outlet apologized for years of “one-sided” coverage.NYT World
POLITICS4d agoHow elections in Brazil, Serbia, Israel and US within 10 days may reshape the world | ExplainedIndia will be watching developments across three key areas: trade and strategic autonomy, defence cooperation with Israel, and energy security. Instability in the Middle East could raise oil prices and shipping costs, while changes in Brazil’s international partnerships could affect India’s engagement with BRICS and emerging economies.news9live · india
POLITICS4d agoSerbia’s Student List preparing for talks on forming government despite no clear leaderNon-hierarchical movement is seeking to ‘rebuild society’ in Balkan country after years of authoritarian ruleirishexaminer · ireland
POLITICS4d agoSerbian Students’ Mass Support ‘Forced Vucic to Concede’ ElectionThe opposition Student List won by such a wide margin that Serbia’s longtime leader Aleksandar Vucic had no choice but to acknowledge the results, despite having resorted to electoral manipulation in the past, experts told BIRN.Balkan Insight
POLITICS4d agoSerbia’s ‘students’ celebrate for a second night after election victoryThousands gathered on the streets of Belgrade for a second night to celebrate the student-led movement's victory.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICS5d agoExperts react: Serbia’s Vučić is out and the student-led movement is in. What comes next?Serbia’s student-led opposition just ended Vučić’s fourteen years at the helm. Atlantic Council experts assess what comes next. The post Experts react: Serbia’s Vučić is out and the student-led movement is in. What comes next? appeared first on Atlantic Council.Atlantic Council
POLITICS5d agoSerbia’s elections: 'Tracking fraud for sure had an impact on the results'On October 25, Serbia's student-led protest movement won a historic victory in parliamentary ⁠elections, defeating outgoing President Aleksandar Vucic's party. Supporters of the student list explained to FRANCE 24 how they mounted a massive mobilisation to fight electoral fraud and monitor the electoral process inside and outside the polling stations.France 24 [en]
POLITICS5d agoGloom in Moscow as Vucic's defeat in Serbia deprives Russia of an allyAleksandar Vucic's crushing election defeat by a student-backed protest movement has cast gloom over Moscow, which has lost another important partner in Europe just six months after ally…Japan Today
POLITICS5d agoSerbia’s Student Protesters Deserve a Nobel PrizeWhat Serbian youth understood about politics that their counterparts elsewhere in the West haven’t.Foreign Policy
POLITICS5d agoTens of thousands of Russians have made Serbia their home. A change in government raises new questions about their future.The opposition “Student List” won a decisive victory in Serbia’s parliamentary elections last Sunday. Former President Aleksandar Vučić, who heads the Serbian Progressive Party, conceded defeat and said the new government would soon impose sanctions on Russia. Meduza examines how well-founded that prediction is and what else may lie ahead for the tens of thousands of Russians who have moved to Serbia in recent years.Meduza [en]
POLITICS5d agoWhat Vucic’s defeat means for Serbia’s foreign policyThose expecting Belgrade to tilt towards the West may need patience while the new government deals with domestic issues.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICS5d agoSerbian student movement eyes power after election triumphEmotions ran high in Belgrade on Monday after a student-led movement upset the right-wing populist Aleksandar Vucic's party in Serbia's snap election. A celebratory mood gripped the capital, with drivers honking their horns and passers-by holding up three fingers -- the winning list's ballot number and a Serbian greeting. Many wore badges and other symbols of the student movement, while a large group of residents spent the day cleaning up a park between parliament and the presidency after Vucic loyalists, who had camped there for more than a year, fled. FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks with researFrance 24 [en]
POLITICS5d agoSerbia’s Election Shows New Vulnerability for Nationalist PopulistsIn much of Europe, the advance of the right has been seen as unstoppable. But in the east, nationalists are being cast aside in places where they long governed.NYT World
POLITICS5d agoIn Serbia and Hungary, groundswells of youthful energy topple entrenched governmentsIn Serbia and Hungary, groundswells of youthful energy topple entrenched governmentsLA Times
POLITICS5d agoAfter Aleksandar Vucic’s defeat, Serbia waits to hear how student-backed leaders will ruleProtest movement has 90 days to form government after toppling political giant, but it lacks a leaderIrish Times World
POLITICS5d agoStudents topple Vucic’s government in SerbiaA student-led list won Serbia’s elections by a convincing majority, ousting the most powerful politician in the country.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICS5d agoSerbia's students won the election. Now they must navigate Russia and frayed EU relationsThe Student List party are yet to name a leader – but that’s just the beginning of the urgent issues they must solveThe Independent World
POLITICSBREAKING5d agoTears of joy on the streets of Belgrade as student-led movement ends 12 years of Vucic rule in SerbiaThe youth-backed Student List party won a majority in the 250-seat Serbian parliamentThe Independent World
POLITICS5d agoWho's In Charge? The Faces Of Serbia's Student-Backed Political MovementThe Students' List, a political grouping of 250 representatives that just won Serbia’s parliamentary elections, has deliberately avoided having a clear leader. While it remains uncertain who Serbia’s prime minister will be, here are some of the high-profile Serbians representing the movement.RFE/RL
POLITICS5d agoWhat Now For Serbia After Vucic's Stunning Election Defeat?Aleksandar Vucic’s election defeat has ended more than a decade of political dominance and handed victory to Serbia’s student-led opposition movement. But many questions remain: Who will lead the next government? Can the protest movement turn electoral success into stable rule? And what could the result mean for Serbia’s relations with the European Union, Russia, and China?RFE/RL
POLITICS5d agoSerbia’s student victory raises hopes of an EU resetThe Student List’s election win ends Vučić’s 14-year rule and raises hopes of an EU reset, but its stance on Russia sanctions and Kosovo leaves Brussels cautious.EuroNews [en]
POLITICS5d agoSerbia's political veteran Vucic outplayed all opponents. Then came the studentsSerbia’s populist leader Aleksandar Vucic has dominated politics in the Balkan country for 14 years.headtopics · united states of america
POLITICS5d agoSerbia's Vucic concedes defeat to the student-led movement: What's next?Serbia's student-led protest movement won a historic victory in parliamentary ⁠election, ending the ​long rule of Aleksandar Vucic and sparking mass celebrations. But their yet-to-be named leaders face a long list of issues. FRANCE 24's Angela Diffley gives us her analysis.France 24 [en]