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POLITICS6d agoResigned president Vucic concedes defeat: student movement wins Serbian electionsDe Studentenlijst in Servië heeft de meeste stemmen behaald in de parlementsverkiezingen. Dat zegt voormalig president Vucic op basis van een exitpoll. Hij erkent daarmee zijn verlies. "We hebben nog geen definitieve uitslagen, maar op basis van een steekproef is het duidelijk dat we deze verkiezingen hebben verloren. De Studentenlijst heeft gewonnen. Zij zullen tussen de 135 en 140 zetels krijgen, terwijl wij er 105 behalen", aldus Vucic. Het zijn de spannendste verkiezingen in tijden voor Servië, waarbij een grootschalige studentenprotestbeweging, de Studentenlijst, het opneemt tegen de autoNOS Buitenland
POLITICS6d agoSerbia voter turnout highest in decades as students oppose longtime leaderElection commission says turnout reaches 65% amid allegations of intimidation, violence and voting irregularities.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICS6d agoEarly reports suggest record high turnout in Serbia electionsPolls are closing in Serbia as a student movement attempts to oust longtime populist leader Aleksandar Vučić.BBC World
POLITICS6d agoHigh turnout in Serbia as student movement takes on Vucic at the pollsSerbian voters queued in unusually long lines on Sunday as a student-led movement sought to turn almost two years of protests into an election breakthrough, mounting the biggest challenge to Aleksandar Vucic’s rule in more than a decade.RFI [en]
POLITICS6d agoSerbia votes as student-led bloc challenges longtime leader VucicSerbians turn out in huge numbers for a parliamentary election that could end Aleksandar Vucic’s longstanding reign.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSBREAKING6d agoLive Blog: Serbia Votes in Crucial Parliamentary ElectionsFollow BIRN’s reporters for the latest developments as Serbians cast ballots in parliamentary elections seen as a showdown between the governing Serbian Progressive Party and the opposition Student List, which grew out of the student-led protest movement.Balkan Insight
POLITICS6d agoSerbia votes as ruling party faces student-led anti-corruption listPolls opened in Serbia on Sunday in what is set to be its most fiercely contested parliamentary election in more than 14 years, as a student-led movement seeks to oust the party of veteran leader Aleksandar Vucic. The snap vote is the culmination of nearly two years of student-led protests sparked by the 2024 collapse of a canopy at Novi Sad railway station that killed 16 people – a tragedy widely blamed on corruption. The disaster triggered some of Serbia’s largest protests since the fall of...South China Morning Post
POLITICS6d agoStudents in Serbia dispute Vucic's power at the polls after almost two years of protestsEl dirigente serbio dimitió como presidente para concurrir como candidato a primer ministro y buscar la continuidad de sus 14 años al frente del paísEl País
POLITICS6d agoStudent protesters aim for electoral victory over Serbia's long serving leaderSerbia's long-serving pro-Russian leader has urged his supporters to avoid "killings" after he conceded defeat to a student-led movement at the election.Sky News World
POLITICSOct 25Serbia goes to polls to choose between populist Vučić and student movementThe election is being seen as a referendum on Vučić’s political dominance and the political system that has been in place in Serbia for more than a decade.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSOct 25Serbia holds parliamentary election as populist leader Vucic faces student movementSerbia votes on Sunday in what is set to be its most contested parliamentary election in more than 14 years, as a student-led movement seeks to oust the party of populist leader Aleksandar Vucic. The vote comes after nearly two years of student-led protests sparked by the 2024 collapse of a canopy that killed 16 people.France 24 [en]
POLITICSOct 25Serbian students challenge Vucic in most exciting parliamentary elections in yearsMaken studenten in Servië een einde aan twaalf jaar heerschappij van de autocratische leider Aleksandar Vucic? Om die vraag draait het vandaag bij de parlementsverkiezingen in het Balkanland. Het zijn de spannendste sinds Vucic en zijn Servische Progressieve Partij (SNS) aan de macht kwamen, want de Studentenlijst maakt een serieuze kans. Volgens peilingen liggen de twee kampen nek aan nek. Vucic trad in september af als president en wil nu premier worden, en zo de macht met zich meenemen. Maar nog nooit eerder wankelde hij zoals nu. De Studentenlijst komt voort uit twee jaren van massale protNOS Buitenland
POLITICSOct 25Serbia election: Student movement seeks to end Aleksandar Vucic's ruleAfter two years of student-led, anti-corruption protests, Serbia is holding an early parliamentary election that could break long-time populist leader Aleksandar Vucic's grip on the Balkan country.DW News [en]
POLITICSOct 25Serbia votes in closely fought election as student-led opposition challenges Aleksandar Vucic's grip on powerNearly two years after a deadly railway station collapse sparked mass anti-corruption protests, Serbians are voting in a closely fought election that could end Aleksandar Vucic's grip on power.DW News [en]
POLITICSOct 25Serbia votes in election pitting longtime leader against student movementPolls show populist leader Aleksandar Vucic in a tight race against the anticorruption and anti-authoritarian movement.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 25What to Know as Serbia Votes for a New ParliamentA student-led movement is challenging the governing party of Aleksandar Vucic, who has dominated Serbian politics for over a decade.NYT World
POLITICSOct 24Serbian elections: A country where students may actually take powerSerbia is voting in an early election, where the most powerful politician in the country, has a serious rival.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 24Serbia elections test student movement demanding justice for 16 victimsSerbia elections test student movement demanding justice for 16 victimsAl Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 24“Students want to make a revolution”: in Serbia, Gen Z marching against Aleksandar Vucić before legislative electionsREPORTAGE - Le large mouvement anticorruption qui a incubé dans les universités espère renverser l’ex-président serbe aux élections législatives anticipées, dimanche.Le Figaro International
POLITICSOct 23Student movement takes Serbia's Vučić to the wire in neck-and-neck electionThe Student List has emerged from almost two years of anti-corruption protests to form the biggest challenge to Vučić's rule.BBC World
POLITICSOct 23Can Serbia’s student protesters stop Aleksandar Vučić from becoming prime minister? The country’s longtime leader has called an early election to extend his hold on power.Just over a month ago, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić addressed the nation on television. He lamented the difficult circumstances but said that, despite everything, the country had “managed to preserve stability.” To ensure that Serbia could continue “to develop and maintain its internal unity in the face of external threats,” Vučić announced that he would dissolve parliament and call early elections for October 25, 2026. He resigned shortly afterward. Vučić needs the election to stay in power: His presidential term would have expired soon. But he may not succeed. His main rival is the “StMeduza [en]
POLITICSOct 23‘Collective Fear’: Pressure on Serbians with Disabilities to Vote for Ruling PartyPeople with disabilities and those who provide assistance tell BIRN of pressure - direct and indirect - to vote for Serbia’s ruling party amid fears they could lose a financial lifeline.Balkan Insight
POLITICSOct 23Serbia: Hope, tension and apprehension as voters prepare to elect new parliamentAfter two years of protests, Serbia faces a pivotal election on Sunday, with a student-led challenge to Aleksandar Vucic's lengthy rule. Allegations of electoral irregularities and fears of a post-election crisis abound.DW News [en]
POLITICSOct 23Student-led movement seeks to unseat ruling party in Serbian electionSerbia's student-led protest movement is mounting its biggest challenge yet to former president Aleksandar Vucic, as voters prepare to elect a new parliament on Sunday after nearly two years of demonstrations against alleged corruption.RFI [en]