Serbia Ahead of Elections: Vucic Against the Student Movement
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On Sunday, Serbia's powerful leader could be overthrown by a crowd of students. The most surprising thing is not their grassroots democratic candidate list. It's their political project.
A brief election outcome is emerging. Ex-President Vucic's progress party could be replaced after more than a decade. This is not only good news for the EU.
Serbia voted on October 25 for a new parliament, in what is shaping up to be the most serious test of Aleksandar Vucic's grip on power since the Serbian Progressive Party took office. The vote was called early, with parliament dissolved on September 9, and the decision followed a government proposal. The electoral list includes 18 parties competing for 250 seats in the National Assembly. The Republican Election Commission has identified 6,450,5…
This coming Sunday, October 25th, Serbs will decide what kind of Serbia they want. They can choose between the current reality—one that offers no prospects, especially for the young, clientelistic, and at the same time obscenely corrupt—or the promise of rebuilding, or even rebuilding, what has been destroyed in recent years, writes Balkan scholar Dr. Paweł Wawryszuk.
Serbia heads to the polls amid allegations of electoral irregularities, intimidation and corruption, with a student movement challenging Aleksandar Vucic's decades-long rule. The protests were sparked by the Novi Sad train station tragedy, and the outcome of the contest is expected to affect both domestic political stability and the country's European path.
One of the most critical and controversial contests in the country's history as they take the form of an informal referendum on Vucic's 14-year rule
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