Massive student-led rally marches in Belgrade ahead of Serbian election

Guardian World23 October 2026, 00:22 UTCSerbia

Student List movement hopes to oust the party of veteran leader Aleksandar Vucic in a pivotal vote on SundayExplained: what’s at stake in Serbia’s election? The key players, main issues and potential falloutAbout 150,000 supporters of Serbia’s opposition student movement rallied in central Belgrade on Thursday, seeking to oust the party of veteran leader Aleksandar Vucic in crunch parliamentary elections this weekend.The Student List, a leaderless movement of student-backed candidates, wants to end more than 14 years of rule by Vucic’s rightwing populist Serbian Progressive party (SNS) in Sund

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