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POLITICS6d agoSerbia 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]
POLITICS6d agoSerbia 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]
POLITICS6d agoSerbia 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]
POLITICS6d agoWhat 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]
POLITICSOct 23Serbia Braces for Most Uncertain Elections in 14 YearsThe ruling Serbian Progressive Party faces its strongest challenge since it came to power and the student movement seeks to turn nearly two years of anti-government protests into electoral victory.Balkan Insight
POLITICSOct 23Serbia's Vucic Faces Biggest Election Challenge Yet Amid Fraud FearsAfter 14 years dominating Serbian politics, Aleksandar Vucic faces the biggest challenge to his rule in parliamentary elections on October 25 from an opposition movement that has sprung from mass student protests. But there’s growing concern about whether voting will be fair.RFE/RL
POLITICSOct 23Serbia: Tens of thousands rally ahead of electionsAfter two years of student-led protests, Serbia will soon vote in what observers describe as a referendum-like snap election pitting strongman Aleksandar Vucic against the student movement.DW News [en]
POLITICSOct 23Serbia’s protesting students mount serious challenge to Vučić’s powerGen Z students spent two years protesting in the streets. Now they want to lead the government.Politico Europe
POLITICSOct 22Exclusive: Rubio Receives Request To Sanction 4 Vucic-Linked Businessmen Ahead Of Serbia ElectionsA US congressman has urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio to sanction four Serbian businessmen with close ties to former president Aleksandar Vucic, accusing them of corruption and election interference ahead of a closely watched parliamentary vote.RFE/RL
POLITICSOct 22Thousands gather at final student-led rally ahead of Serbia electionThe student movement aims to end Vucic's 14 years of rule at Sunday's vote, as he holds a rival rally across town.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 22Dzimi’s Diggers: Big Contract Follows Show of Loyalty to Serbia’s Ruling PartyAfter deploying his heavy machinery to protect Serbia’s presidency building from anti-government protesters, Mile Samardzija secured a 1.1 million-euro contract with a company part-owned by the state.Balkan Insight
POLITICSOct 22Serbian Election Underscores the Region’s Long Political LimboAleksandar Vucic, Serbia’s dominant political figure since 2012, may extend his grip, using the Balkans’ unresolved nationalist resentments.NYT World
POLITICSOct 22Serbia: Student protesters flood Belgrade ahead of snap electionsCheers, music and waving flags greeted students arriving in Belgrade from across Serbia on Wednesday, as thousands gathered ahead of a final rally before this weekend's snap parliamentary elections.Africanews [en]
POLITICSOct 22Serbia: Student protesters flood Belgrade ahead of snap electionsCheers, music and waving flags greeted students arriving in Belgrade from across Serbia on Wednesday, as thousands gathered ahead of a final rally before this weekend's snap parliamentary elections.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSOct 22Vucic’s Electoral Base Erodes as Younger Voters Seek Change in SerbiaAleksandar Vucic’s Serbian Progressive Party is facing anti-establishment sentiments and demographic pressure on its ageing nationalist base in this weekend’s elections – similar to the dynamics that ousted Viktor Orban’s government in Hungary.Balkan Insight
POLITICSOct 22Acquittal Fuels Doubts over Transfer of Bosnian War Crimes Cases to SerbiaWhile a court in Bosnia and Herzegovina has sentenced 13 people to a combined total of more than 180 years in prison for the killing of Bosniak civilians in two villages during the 1992-95 war, the acquittal of two others by a court in Belgrade has raised further doubts about the merit of transferring war crimes cases from Sarajevo to Belgrade.Balkan Insight
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