People queue outside a polling station to vote during the parliamentary election in Novi Sad, Serbia,Image source, Reuters
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People queue outside a polling station in Novi Sad, Serbia's second-largest city

ByNick ThorpeReporting fromBelgrade
  • Published11 minutes ago

Early reports suggest Serbian voters have turned out in large numbers for the country's election, as a student protest movement attempts to end the rule of its right-wing populist leader.

Preliminary reports from the parliamentary election suggest a record high turnout, with 46% having cast their vote by 14:00 local time (13:00 GMT), nearly a million more than the comparable figure for the previous election in December 2023.