Thousands pack arena in Belgrade as Serbia’s leader Vucic launches prime minister bid
Thousands packed Belgrade Arena as Vucic opened a prime minister campaign amid tight polling and protests over a deadly 2024 canopy collapse.
- On Saturday, Serbian populist leader Aleksandar Vucic launched his campaign for prime minister at the Belgrade Arena, with a pivotal election scheduled for Oct. 25, 2026.
- Vucic, who has governed for the past 12 years, resigned as president on Sept. 27 to lead the Serbian Progressive Party and secure a parliamentary majority to become prime minister.
- The opposition Student List, stemming from protests over a Nov. 1, 2024 train station collapse in Novi Sad that killed 16 people, aims to oust Vucic's government and demands accountability for the tragedy.
- Vucic accused the protest movement of seeking to "bring Serbia to a halt," claiming without evidence that foreign agents back the group and told supporters he would defeat them.
- While formally a European Union membership candidate, Serbia's accession process has stalled under Vucic, who maintains close ties with Russia and China, as European institutions warn of democratic backsliding.
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ALEKSANDAR Vučić, the former Serbian president who now wants to become prime minister, gave a speech yesterday in front of thousands of his supporters at a pre-election rally in the Belgrade Arena.
Aleksandar Vucic opened the election campaign of his Serbian Progressive Party in front of thousands of supporters at the Belgrade Arena in Belgrade. The parliamentary elections in Serbia are scheduled for October 25, and the campaign is expected to be marked by a contested battle between Vucic's formation and the candidates of the student protest movement. The protest candidates are united under the name "Student List". It includes university p…
Thousands Back Vucic as He Launches Campaign
Thousands of supporters of Serb populist leader Aleksandar Vucic packed the larget indoor arena in Belgrade on Saturday for the de facto launch of his campaign for prime minister, a race that will culminate in a pivotal election on Oct. 25. The early election, which polls suggest could be tight...
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The Seattle TimesThousands pack arena in Belgrade as Serbia’s leader Vucic launches prime minister bid
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Thousands of supporters of Serbia’s populist leader, Aleksandar Vucic, packed the largest indoor arena in Belgrade on Saturday for the de facto launch of his campaign for prime minister that will culminate in a pivotal election set for Oct. 25. The early election, which polls suggest could be tight between Vucic’s...
Thousands pack arena in Belgrade as Serbia's leader Vucic launche
Serbia's populist leader Aleksandar Vucic speaks during a rally for the de-facto launch of his campaign for prime minister that will culminate in a pivotal election set for Oct. 25 in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026. (AP Photo)
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