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POLITICS3h agoHow the downfall of Serbia's Vučiċ mirrored that of Hungary's OrbánDefeat for Serbia's Aleksandar Vučiċ in last weekend's vote was a carbon copy of Viktor Orbán's fall in Hungary.BBC World
POLITICS8h agoSerbia after Vucic: The winners are losing patienceAfter the Student List's election victory, Aleksandar Vucic's power apparatus is disintegrating. People want justice as soon as possible. But the losers still hold sway in the judiciary and administration.DW News [en]
POLITICS1d agoThe Anatomy of Forging Freedom: Lessons from Serbia’s StudentsThere were doubts about how a decentralised, leaderless civic movement could possibly transform itself into a political alternative at the ballot box. But the students had already shown that their democratic imagination knew few limits.Balkan Insight
POLITICS1d agoLetter from Washington: US Conservatives Lose Their Ally in SerbiaDC lobbyists working for Albanian and Bosnian politicians look to burnish tarnished reputations as US conservatives lose another ally in the Balkans after Vucic’s loss in the Serbian elections.Balkan Insight
POLITICS1d agoIncriminating material possibly shredded in Serbia as corruption hunt beginsDat de aanstaande machthebbers van Servië er een hele kluif aan krijgen om hun voorgangers te vervolgen voor corruptie, was al duidelijk. Maar het wordt mogelijk nog een stuk lastiger nu er aanwijzingen zijn dat overheidsinstellingen documenten door de versnipperaar halen. De hoogste aanklager van het land beveelt dat de vernietiging moet stoppen. In een verklaring roept ze aanklagers in het hele land op ervoor te zorgen dat de politie ingrijpt en melding maakt van dergelijke praktijken. De vernietiging is strafbaar en ze roept op elke poging daartoe te registreren. Haar instructie is "dringenNOS Buitenland
POLITICS2d agoStudent-backed election winners demand sweeping resignations in SerbiaDays after ousting Aleksandar Vučić's party from power, Student List MPs call for top figures to stand down.BBC World
POLITICS2d agoAfter the victory: The foreign policy and governing challenges facing Serbia’s student movementThe victory of Serbia’s Student List has fundamentally changed the country’s political landscape. But winning the election may prove to have been the easier part.EuroNews [en]
POLITICS2d agoChange in Power in Serbia Brings Headaches for Central Europe’s GovernmentsHungary, Czechia and Slovakia developed deep ties with Vucic’s Serbia over the past decade, which the new Serbian leadership will find hard to simply move past.Balkan Insight
POLITICS2d agoSerbia’s Public Broadcaster RTS Faces Uncertainty as Director-General ResignsSpeculation is mounting over who will run Serbia’s public broadcaster RTS after its director-general Manja Grcic acceded to Student List demands and resigned on Wednesday evening.Balkan Insight
POLITICS2d agoAfter Vucic ouster, Serbia’s weapons-buying habits are under the microscopeOne of Europe’s key arms purchasers, Serbia, is likely to slow down procurement and investigate the probity of recent buys after a student-led protest movement ousted the country’s long-time strongman leader in a surprise election win on Sunday.Defense News
POLITICS2d agoSecurity Services Must Be Reformed to Dismantle Serbia’s Mafia StateAfter 14 years of rule by Aleksandar Vucic’s Serbian Progressive Party, the state’s security and police institutions are compromised. Swift reforms and strong oversight mechanisms are necessary to end abuses and build a safer country.Balkan Insight
POLITICS2d agoWhat European students can learn from their Serbian peersThe Serbian student mobilisation chose a political strategy that ensured its success where others had failed.Al Jazeera [en]