Serbia’s Vucic concedes election defeat in historic win for student protest movement

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• Serbia celebrates historic election win for student-backed movementAl Jazeera26 October 2026, 00:58 UTCSerbiaFloods, fires and volcanoesCelebrations erupted across Belgrade as Serbia's student-backed movement claimed a major election victory
• Serbia's student movement ousts nationalist leader Aleksandar Vucic in parliamentary electionsLe Monde26 October 2026, 00:10 UTCSerbiaProtestsVucic conceded defeat less than two hours after polls closed. The victory in the snap vote comes after nearly two years of anti-government protests.
• El veterano gobernante de Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, reconoce la derrota electoral ante un movimiento de protesta liderado por estudiantesBBC Mundo26 October 2026, 00:00 UTCSerbiaProtestsEl líder populista de derecha, en el poder desde hace 12 años, afirma que es "evidente" que su partido ha perdido la votación, considerada un referéndum sobre el futuro del país.
• Aleksandar Vucic: Serbia’s veteran ruler felled by student-led movementStraits Times26 October 2026, 00:00 UTCSerbiaOpponents saw him as an increasingly authoritarian figure, leading a government accused of endemic corruption.
• La protesta estudiantil serbia acaba en las urnas con los 12 años del nacionalista VucicInfobae Americas25 October 2026, 23:46 UTCSerbiaProtests
• Serbia's student movement ousts longtime leader in Parliament pollThe Hindu25 October 2026, 23:41 UTCSerbiaProtestsThe victory in the snap vote comes after nearly two years of anti-government protests sparked by the 2024 collapse of a canopy at Novi Sad railway station that killed 16 people
• Serbia's Vucic concedes defeat in historic election win for student protest movementCNA25 October 2026, 23:40 UTCSerbiaProtests
• ‘Tonight we celebrate’: Serbia’s students jubilant after poll winStraits Times25 October 2026, 23:35 UTCSerbiaProtestshe parliamentary election was the culmination of nearly two years of student-led protests.

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