In Photos, the Serbian Students Pushing for Change Ahead of a Watershed Election – WTOP News
The student-led movement fields 250 candidates as concerns grow over corruption, surveillance and election fairness after two years of protests.
- On Thursday, more than 100,000 people gathered in Belgrade to support Serbia's student-led movement challenging populist leader Aleksandar Vucic's 14-year rule ahead of Sunday's parliamentary elections.
- The movement emerged two years ago following the November 1, 2024, collapse of a railway station canopy in Novi Sad that killed 16 people, sparking nationwide protests over government corruption.
- Fielding 250 candidates under the Student List banner, the opposition movement faces a tight race, with recent polling placing them ahead of the Serbian Progressive Party by 44.5 percent to 42.7 percent.
- Investigations uncovered 500,000 voters registered without precise addresses, raising electoral fraud concerns; the OSCE deployed 300 observers to monitor voting amidst widespread allegations of intimidation.
- Vladimir Bilcik, a former European Parliament rapporteur for Serbia, told RFE/RL "these are the first elections in more than a decade whose outcome is genuinely very uncertain," while Republican Congressman Joe Wilson warned Moscow is attempting to disrupt the movement.
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In photos, the Serbian students pushing for change ahead of a watershed election – WTOP News
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia will hold an early parliamentary election on Sunday, with a grassroots, student-backed movement seeking to end 14 years of rule by the country’s powerful leader and his right-wing populist party. Aleksandar Vucic, the authoritarian former president, is seeking to return to power as prime minister. But he faces a serious...
Will Serbia elections break Vucic's grip on power?
As voters head to the polls on Sunday, students are once again at the center of Serbian politics. Their movement began two years ago, in November of 2024, when the concrete canopy of the newly renovated railway station in Novi Sad, the country’s second largest city, collapsed and killed 16 people. Many Serbians saw the disaster as a symbol of corruption in public construction contracts. Students demanded the release of all project documents and …
Serbia’s longtime leader faces biggest political test as students mount election challenge - NEW YORK TIMES POST
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic resigned from the presidency in September and is running for prime minister in parliamentary elections considered to be one of the most competitive elections for Serbia in recent memory. “I think this is certainly the biggest challenge for the former President in his [...]
Serbia’s longtime leader faces biggest political test as students mount election challenge
Former Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic resigned and is running for prime minister in snap elections seen as the biggest challenge to his 14-year rule amid student protests.
Student-led movement seeks to unseat ruling party in Serbian election
Serbia's student-led protest movement is mounting its biggest challenge yet to former president Aleksandar Vucic, as voters prepare to elect a new parliament on Sunday after nearly two years of demonstrations against alleged corruption.
Aleksandar Vucic resigned from the presidency at the end of September to compete for the post of Prime Minister, which he has previously held. Some polls give advantage to the student movement launched after protests against corruption and authoritarianism, which formed a civic list to withdraw the nationalist from power
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