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Serbia's longtime strongman Vucic concedes election defeat to student-led opposition

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Aleksandar Vucic, Serbia’s long-standing leader, conceded defeat in Sunday’s election to a student-led opposition movement, marking an end to his political dominance and ushering in a new era for the Balkan country. The election saw nearly 70% voter turnout, with preliminary results showing that the student-led group will have between 135 and 140 seats in parliament compared to Vucic’s party securing around 105 seats out of 250 total. Celebrations broke out across Belgrade as the announcement was made, reflecting widespread public desire for change following two years of protests against perceived corruption and authoritarian practices.

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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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Balkan Belgrade Belgrade University Novi Sad Serbia

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Serbia GPE · 4× Vucic PERSON · 4× Belgrade GPE · 3× Aleksandar Vucic PERSON · 1× Balkan NORP · 1× Belgrade University ORG · 1× Novi Sad GPE · 1× Radomir Sajcic PERSON · 1× Yugoslavia GPE · 1× the Student List ORG · 1×

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The streets of Belgrade erupted in celebration after Vucic's announcement, with cars honking and students shouting "victory" and "he's done." The snap election 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, basing his projection off preliminary results.

2026-10-26 · CBC News

Serbia's longtime strongman Vucic concedes election defeat to student-led opposition · assertive framing

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Serbia's longtime strongman Vucic concedes election defeat to student-led opposition asserted

Vucic → concede → opposition

Streets of Belgrade erupted in celebration after ex-leader's announcement Serbia's Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat to a student-led protest movement in a historic election on Sunday that ends his long grip on power and heralds a new political era in the Balkan country. asserted

that → erupt → country

canopy → erupt → 2024

"Dear Serbia, tonight the voice of the people is being heard," said Radomir Sajcic, a professor at Belgrade University, speaking on behalf of the students at their headquarters. asserted

Sajcic → hear → headquarters

"Tonight we celebrate victory, tomorrow we build the future." asserted

we → celebrate → future

Lines snaked from polling stations in cities and towns across Serbia on Sunday, in a sign of widespread desire for change. asserted

Lines → snake → change

"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, basing his projection off preliminary results. asserted

Vucic → lose → results

A representative sample by the CESID-IPSPS pollsters showed the students' candidate list will have 138 deputies, while Vucic's SNS party garnered 104 seats in the 250-seat parliament. asserted

party → show → parliament

Remaining seats will be shared between ethnic national minority parties. asserted

seats → remain → parties

"Unbelievable happiness and joy and we have finally got rid of this mafia. asserted

we → rid → mafia

I am so happy I cannot speak," said a woman named Tanja who was celebrating on the streets of Belgrade. asserted

who → speak → Belgrade