US EditionProtesting students in Serbia urge support for early election they hope will oust Vucic
Nearly 500 stands collected signatures from citizens nationwide as students aim to pressure the government, with surveys showing two-thirds support early elections, organizers said.
- Serbia's protesting university students staged a nationwide signature drive on Sunday with nearly 500 stands in dozens of cities, towns and villages, including central Belgrade, seeking an early election to oust President Aleksandar Vucic.
- More than a year of youth‑led protests followed the November 2024 train station disaster that killed 16 people, while no one has been held responsible for the Novi Sad concrete canopy collapse.
- Students framed the drive as pressure and a test of support, saying Sunday's action aimed to increase pressure on Vucic and gauge backing, while Milca Cankovic Kadijevic cited widespread public discontent.
- Vucic has refused to set an immediate early vote but suggested it could be held sometime next year, while his government launched a crackdown after the January resignation of Serbia's populist prime minister, with regular elections due in 2027.
- The `color revolution` label invokes a history of mass protests; Vucic has denied protesters' motives and pledged EU membership while maintaining close ties to Russia and China.
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The symbolic collection of signatures in dozens of cities revives the pressure against the head of state, in a context of persistent social discontent after a tragedy attributed to corruption and institutional deterioration
According to students, due to the great interest of citizens in signing, there is already a shortage of forms at individual locations.
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Protesting students in Serbia urge support for early election they hope will oust Vucic
Protesting university students in Serbia have collected signatures throughout the country for their request for an early parliamentary election.
The students in the blockade of the Belgrade Faculty of Electrical Engineering announced today that, during the door-to-door campaign, they found that nine out of ten citizens support the request to call for extraordinary parliamentary elections.
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