How students toppled Serbia’s strongman – podcast

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Milosavljevic, P. b. H. P. w. A., Jovanović, M., Glasser, T. B. p. b. T., Adan, H., Efemini, C., & Block, B. M. e. p. E. (2026, October 29). How students toppled Serbia’s strongman – podcast. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2026/oct/29/how-students-toppled-serbias-strongman-podcast

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The Guardian · collected 2026-10-29 · by Presented by Helen Pidd with Ana Milosavljevic, Milica Jovanović, Tara Blagojević; produced by Tom Glasser, Hanna Adan, Claudia Efemini, Brian McNamara; executive producer Eli Block

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In Serbia's recent election, student activists led by PhD candidates succeeded in ousting President Aleksandar Vučić after years of protests. The article features interviews with Serbian-American journalist Ana Milosavljevic, student activist Tara Blagojević, and upcoming MP Milica Jovanović, discussing the strategies behind their victory against Vučić's authoritarian regime. Now that they have won with record voter turnout, the challenge lies in forming a government without a clear leader or political party structure.

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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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