Claims extracted
16
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
6%
1 of 16 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
Leans right
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Publisher signals
60/100
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Former Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has launched his campaign for prime minister ahead of a pivotal election on October 25.
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Vucic → launch → October
Thousands of supporters of the populist politician packed the largest indoor arena in Belgrade on Saturday, as Vucic pledged a “comprehensive” victory in the upcoming parliamentary vote.
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Vucic → pack → vote
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Vucic → open → protests
Can Vucic outmanoeuvre the student revolt?
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Vucic → outmanoeuvre → revolt
The snap election, which polls suggest could be tight between Vucic’s party and a group of candidates fielded by a student-led protest movement, was called before Vucic resigned as president on September 27, cutting short his second term by more than seven months.
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Vucic → suggest → months
Dozens of buses from across Serbia clogged streets around Belgrade Arena on Saturday, as supporters arrived at the rally in the capital carrying Serbian flags and banners bearing Vucic’s picture.
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supporters → clog → picture
The event, televised by dozens of channels across Serbia, capped a week of Vucic touring towns and villages in an apparent bid to shore up his popularity, which has been shaken after almost two years of sustained antigovernment protests.
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which → televise → protests
Vucic, on the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) ballot, has dominated Serbian politics as president or prime minister since 2014.
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Vucic → dominate → 2014
Barred from seeking a third presidential term, he is now seeking to extend his hold on power through the parliamentary vote.
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he → bar → vote
If the SNS wins a majority of seats, the parliament is expected to elect Vucic as prime minister.
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parliament → win → minister
The youth-backed movement that led the protests has demanded accountability for the November 1, 2024, train station canopy collapse that killed 16 people in the northern city of Novi Sad.
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that → back → Sad
The movement’s quest for justice over the tragedy and against corruption has grown into a nationwide political force whose electoral arm, the Student List, will attempt to oust Vucic’s government.
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arm → grow → government
The Student List includes university professors, teachers, experts and others from across the political spectrum.
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List → include → spectrum
Vucic accused those behind the movement of seeking to “bring Serbia to a halt” and claimed, without providing evidence, that it is backed by unspecified foreign agents.
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it → accuse → agents
On Saturday, Vucic told his supporters: “Absent an intervention of some [foreign intelligence] service, we will defeat them.
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we → tell → them
And they know that.”
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they → know → that