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What Does Aleksandar Vucic’s Defeat Mean for Balkan Autocrats?

Balkan Insight27 October 2026, 11:40 UTCSerbia

Serbian strongman Aleksandar Vucic vowed to defeat the student protest movement, but lost in the end. Other movements across the region can learn lessons from the Serbian students about tactics and perseverance.

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