Serbian leader Aleksandar Vučić ousted by student movement in seismic election
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Vučić’s 12-year reign looks to have been ended by record turnout of voters in election provoked by student-led protests
People celebrate after Aleksandar Vučić, leader of the rightwing Serbian Progressive party (SNS) conceded defeat in the parliamentary election in Belgrade, Serbia, 25 October 2026. (Photograph: Marko Drobnjaković/AP)
Serbian leader Aleksandar Vučić ousted by student movement in seismic election
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The long-serving leader of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, has conceded defeat, ushering in a seismic political shift after a historic election that saw the increasingly authoritarian leader pitted against a student-led movement that had spent two years protesting against his government.
