Serbia’s Victorious Student Movement Faces Tough Challenges as It Prepares to Take Power
The protest-backed victors now have 90 days to form a government as they weigh reforms, anti-graft measures and ties with Russia and the European Union.
- On Sunday, October 25, 2026, Serbian Progressive Party prime ministerial candidate Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat to the "Student List- Students Win" electoral list in Belgrade, Serbia, where tens of thousands celebrated at the Parliament.
- The protest movement began after 16 people died when a railway station canopy collapsed in Novi Sad in 2024, prompting demonstrators to call for the "detoxification" of state institutions after 14 years of Vucic.
- Prominent candidates include cardiologist Ilija Srdanovic, former central bank governor Dejan Soskic, and Belgrade University professor Radomir Sajcic, chosen as part of a 250-person list representing the students.
- Under Serbia's constitution, the Student List candidates have 90 days to form a government once parliament convenes, with Savo Manojlovic of the Move-Change movement expressing confidence they will find someone "capable of governing."
- Student List representative Jovo Bakic stated there would be no change in Serbia's foreign policy towards Russia, adding, "We respect Russia both as a great power and as our historically important partner and, in many cases, protector.
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Serbia's victorious student movement faces tough challenges as it prepares to take power
Serbia's youth movement pulled out a stunning election victory against the country's long-time strongman ruler Aleksandar Vucic. But turning its promises of sweeping democratic reforms into reality could prove far more difficult.
Serbia's victorious student movement faces tough challenges as it
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