Students March Into Belgrade as Vucic Holds Rally in Southern Serbia Ahead of Vote
The student-led list is fielding 250 candidates and seeks to turn nearly two years of anti-corruption protests into an election upset.
- On Thursday, October 22, tens of thousands of supporters gathered in Belgrade at Slavija Square for a final rally of the Students Win movement to challenge Serbian Progressive Party leader Aleksandar Vucic ahead of the upcoming snap parliamentary election.
- Catalyzed by the November 1, 2024, collapse of a concrete canopy at the Novi Sad railway station, the tragedy killed 16 people and sparked nationwide anti-corruption protests that grew into a durable political movement against the current government.
- Fielding 250 candidates, the leaderless movement challenges the incumbents, whose chief resigned the presidency last month to seek the prime minister post. The movement seeks to end their 12 years of political dominance.
- The European Union and international monitors expressed concerns regarding ballot safety, leading the student list to train 15,000 poll monitors to document potential irregularities during the upcoming vote.
- Analysts warn the tight race between the ruling party and the student-backed list creates uncertainty, raising fears of domestic instability if neither side concedes when the polls close on Sunday.
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REPORT - The large anti-corruption movement that has incubated in universities hopes to overthrow the former Serbian president in the early parliamentary elections on Sunday.
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Three days before the parliamentary election in Serbia, tens of thousands of supporters of the opposition student list have demonstrated.
Serbia: Thousands Rally For Student Movement Ahead of Parliamentary Vote
Thousands of supporters of Serbia's student movement gathered in Belgrade for a major rally ahead of the parliamentary election. Crowds packed Slavija Square, waving Serbian flags, chanting and lighting flares in support of the “Students Win” electoral list. The movement emerged after the deadly 2024 Novi Sad railway station canopy collapse, which killed 16 people and triggered months of anti-government protests. Its candidate list includes univ…
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