Serbia's Vucic concedes defeat to student led movement in parliamentary election
The student-led movement is projected to win 135 to 140 seats, giving it a clear majority after nearly two years of anti-corruption protests.
- On Sunday, Serbians voted in parliamentary elections, with turnout reaching levels not seen for two decades as a student-led movement sought to end the rule of former president Aleksandar and his Serbian Progressive Party .
- This election follows almost two years of protests sparked by the November 1, 2024, collapse of a concrete canopy at a Novi Sad railway station that killed 16 people.
- More than 6.45 million people are eligible to elect 250 members of parliament, with election monitors CeSID and Ipsos estimating 60.8% turnout by 5pm. An Ipsos poll put the ruling bloc on 47.4% against 40% for the students.
- The Centre for Research, Transparency and Accountability reported allegations of voter intimidation and procedural irregularities, while monitoring identified instances of voters photographing ballot papers. Polling stations close at 8pm local time, but voting will continue for those waiting in line.
- Relations with the European Union, Russia and China remain central to Serbia's future. Aleksandar, who resigned as president to seek a return to the premiership, maintained relations with Moscow while pursuing European Union membership, shaping the election's geopolitical stakes.
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(Add more details and update information) Belgrade, Oct 25 (EFE).- The nationalist populist Aleksandar Vucic, a strong man of Serbian politics for 12 years, acknowledged this Sunday before his followers in Belgrade that the opposition Student List won the legislative elections with wide margin. "It is clear that we have lost these elections. [...] The entry The opposition wins the elections in Serbia and separates the populist Vucic from power w…
The Serbian leader conceded on Sunday the victory against the Student List, a coalition supported by the youth movement that has been demonstrating for two years against its authoritarian regime.
In Serbia, early parliamentary elections were held this Sunday, a highly anticipated election marked by a record turnout. Nationalist leader Aleksandar Vucic finally conceded his defeat in the evening against the student movement, which had led major demonstrations in the country for two years now. - Elections in Serbia: leader Aleksandar Vucic acknowledges his defeat at the early legislative elections (International).
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