Friday briefing: How a leaderless student group is challenging power in Serbia
A grassroots, leaderless student movement in Serbia, known as 'Student List,' is challenging the long-standing political dominance of Aleksandar Vučić. The movement emerged following a national tragedy and is now participating in parliamentary elections to push for democratic reform.
Why it matters
The rise of youth-led, leaderless political movements represents a significant shift in how citizens challenge entrenched power structures in Central and Eastern Europe.
On the first anniversary of the Novi Sad tragedy people filled the streets. On the first anniversary of the Novi Sad tragedy people filled the streets. First Edition newsletter Serbia Friday briefing: How a leaderless student group is challenging power in Serbia In today’s newsletter: Born from the fury surrounding the deadly Novi Sad station collapse, Serbia’s Student List has taken its protests all the way to the elections in an unprecedented grassroots campaign
Prefer the Guardian on Google Good morning. As waves of youth-led protests swell across Europe , prompted by the cost of living, unaffordable housing and education standards, in Serbia the younger generation is taking on the apparatus of the state itself.
In tight-run parliamentary elections this Sunday, the country’s most consequential political movement in decades, Student List, is challenging former Slobodan Milošević henchman Aleksandar Vučić and his 12-year domination of Serbian politics.
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