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Serbia's Vucic concedes defeat to student led movement in parliamentary election

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Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat to a student-led movement in Serbia's parliamentary elections on October 25, projecting that the opposition will secure between 135 and 140 seats while his party will have around 105. The election was triggered by nearly two years of protests against corruption and authoritarian practices following a tragic train station canopy collapse in Novi Sad that killed 16 people in 2024.

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On October 29, 2026, Serbia's student movement demanded the resignations of top officials in the police, intelligence agencies, and judiciary after winning a historic election against former leader Aleksandar Vucic. The movement, known as "The Students’ List," secured victory on October 25, marking a significant shift in Serbia’s political landscape. Earlier, around 150,000 supporters gathered for the final rally in Belgrade before the election, seeking to oust Vucic's party. The election was seen as one of the most competitive in recent history due to close polling between Vucic’s SNS and the Students’ List. After the victory, the new MPs called for swift action against corruption and demanded that key institutions be cleansed of officials linked to past regimes. This movement follows nearly two years of student-led protests initiated by a canopy collapse at a railway station in Novi Sad in 2024, which killed 16 people.

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The snap elections, called by Vucic in September, came after almost two years of student-led demonstrations against perceived corruption and creeping authoritarianism triggered by the deaths of 16 people when a train station canopy collapsed in the city of Novi Sad in 2024.

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🔮 it is clear that we have lost these elections, the Student List has won, they will have between 135 and 140 seats and we will have 105, no one else has entered parliament," Vucic said.

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Serbia's Vucic concedes defeat to student led movement in parliamentary election · assertive framing

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Serbia's Vucic concedes defeat to student led movement in parliamentary election asserted

Vucic → concede → election

Serbia's Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat to the student-led protest movement in parliamentary elections on Sunday. asserted

Vucic → concede → Sunday

it is clear that we have lost these elections, the Student List has won, they will have between 135 and 140 seats and we will have 105, no one else has entered parliament," Vucic said. asserted

Vucic → lose → parliament

canopy → call → 2024

The students have since gained widespread support to become the greatest threat to Vucic since he first became prime minister in 2014 and then president in 2017. asserted

he → gain → 2017