Serbia's Vučić concedes election defeat to student-led protest movement
Serbian leader Aleksandar Vučić has conceded defeat in a snap parliamentary election following a surge of support for a student-led protest movement. The movement gained momentum after a 2024 train station collapse in Novi Sad that sparked widespread public outrage over government corruption.
Why it matters
This represents a significant shift in Serbian politics, marking the end of a long-standing populist administration in favor of a grassroots protest-driven coalition.
Published 25 October 2026, 21:01 GMT Updated 4 minutes ago Serbia's long-standing leader Aleksandar Vučić has conceded defeat to the student-led protest movement in the country's snap parliamentary election.
"We still do not have final results... it is clear that we have lost these elections," the right-wing populist leader said late on Sunday.
Preliminary figures provided by Serbia's election commission indicated a record high turnout, which commentators had suggested would favour the student movement.
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