Aleksandar Vučić, Serbia's long-standing leader, has conceded defeat to the student-led protest movement following the country's parliamentary election. The student-led movement, advocating for better governance and accountability, appears to have won the election, indicating a rejection of the status quo and potentially paving the way for more democratic reforms.
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Aleksandar Vučić, Serbia's long-standing leader, has conceded defeat to the student-led p…: Aleksandar Vučić, Serbia's long-standing leader, has conceded defeat to the student-led protest movement.
The student-led movement, advocating for better governance and accountability, appears to…: The student-led movement, advocating for better governance and accountability, appears to have won the election.
This outcome is seen as a significant shift in Serbia's political landscape, potentially…: This outcome is seen as a significant shift in Serbia's political landscape, potentially paving the way for more democratic reforms.
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Serbia's long-standing leader Aleksandar Vučić has conceded defeat to the student-led protest movement in the country's parliamentary election.
"We still do not have final results... it is clear that we have lost these elections," the right-wing populist leader said late on Sunday.
Preliminary figures provided by Serbia's election commission indicated a record high turnout, which commentators had suggested would favour the student movement.
Vučić had called the snap elections after two years of protests triggered by the 2024 collapse of a train station canopy, which killed 16 and was seen as emblematic of corruption and negligence in Serbia.
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