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Serbia's Vucic concedes defeat to student led movement in parliamentary election
Reuters • • world
Key Points:
- Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat in the parliamentary elections to the student-led protest movement known as the Student List.
- Preliminary results indicate the Student List will secure between 135 and 140 seats, while Vucic's party will obtain 105 seats, with no other parties entering parliament.
- The snap elections were called by Vucic following nearly two years of student protests against corruption and authoritarianism, sparked by the deaths of 16 people in a train station canopy collapse in Novi Sad in 2024.
- The student movement has gained significant public support, emerging as the most formidable political challenge to Vucic since he assumed office as prime minister in 2014 and president in 2017.
