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Student-led movement defeats Serbia's strongman

Student-led protest movements toppling entrenched authoritarian leaders represent a significant shift in political resistance and youth engagement.

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Celebrations in Serbia after veteran ruler Vučić loses election to student-led protest movement
The populist right-wing leader of 12 years says it is "clear" his party has lost the vote billed as a referendum on the country's future.
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Serbia's student movement ousts longtime leader in Parliament poll
The 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
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Serbia election: Vucic concedes defeat to student-led movement
In a seismic political shift, Serbia's longtime strongman leader Aleksandar Vucic has conceded defeat to a student-led movement in the country's parliamentary elections.
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Serbia’s strongman leader Vucic concedes defeat to student-led movement in seismic political shift
The long-serving strongman leader of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, conceded defeat on Sunday in an election that pitted him and his right-wing party against a diverse student-led opposition movement that spent two years…