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CONFLICTBREAKING3d agoSerbian police shoot dead assailant at Israeli EmbassyDW News [en]
POLITICS3d agoSerbian elections winner 'clearly seek better relations' with the EU, says expertMarko Prelec, analyst at the International Crisis Group, believes dismantling outgoing prime minister Aleksandar Vučić system will take a long time but thinks it's "premature" to worry about the Students List movement capacity to lead the country.EuroNews [en]
POLITICS3d agoWhy China ties with Serbia face scrutiny, not severance, after historic Vucic lossMassive crowds, fireworks and dancing have filled the streets across Belgrade since Serbia’s nationalist strongman Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat in Sunday’s parliamentary election after 14 years in power. The political shift could cool diplomatic ties between Beijing and Belgrade and invite sharper scrutiny of Chinese investments in Serbia, but was unlikely to upend a relationship built on years of cooperation, analysts argued. Vucic conceded the defeat of his right-wing Serbian Progressive...South China Morning Post
CONFLICT3d agoSerbian police kill attacker outside Israeli Embassy in suspected ‘terrorist attack’EuroNews [en]
CONFLICT3d agoKnife attacker shot dead outside Israel's embassy in SerbiaThe Independent World
POLITICS3d agoAfter the Election Party, What Lies Ahead for Serbia?The Student List comes to power with popular goodwill but faces institutionalised corruption, entrenched criminal networks and economic mismanagement left behind by Aleksandar Vucic’s 14 years of rule.Balkan Insight
POLITICS3d agoSerbian opposition landslide exposes cost of EU’s bet on ousted VučićThe EU spent over a decade treating the Serbian strongman as indispensable. Now it needs to handle a skeptical incoming government.Politico Europe
MILITARY4d agoThis Serbian Truck Carries A Truly Massive MortarThe TSMB M-25 represents a modern attempt to combine great destructive potential with very high mobility. The post This Serbian Truck Carries A Truly Massive Mortar appeared first on TWZ.The War Zone
POLITICS4d ago'Committed To European Integration': Student List's Srdanovic On Serbia's Post-Vucic FutureAleksandar Vucic’s election defeat has ended more than a decade of political dominance and handed victory to Serbia’s student-led opposition movement. RFE/RL's Balkan Service spoke with Ilija Srdanovic, the top candidate for the Student List party on what comes next for the country.RFE/RL
POLITICS4d agoSerbia’s student movement topples Vucic’s party after 14 years, but political agenda remains unclearAleksandar Vucic conceded defeat to the Student List after a landslide victory ended his 14-year rule over Serbia in a historic election day.Fox News World
POLITICSBREAKING4d agoProtesters storm Serbian pro-Vucic TV station after his loss at pollsAl Jazeera [en]
POLITICS4d agoSerbian public broadcaster apologizes for years of one-sided news coverage during Aleksandar Vučić’s ruleRadio Television of Vojvodina (RTV) apologized to viewers live on air for having “turned a blind eye to many things,” Serbian outlets reported.Meduza [en]
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]