Serbian leader Aleksandar Vučić ousted by student movement in seismic election
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The defeat of Aleksandar Vučić ends a 12-year rule, signalling a major shift in Serbia's political direction and potentially altering regional dynamics.
Vučić’s 12-year reign looks to have been ended by record turnout of voters in election provoked by student-led protests 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. Vučić pointed to preliminary results that suggested voters had overwhelmingly backed the student
Aleksandar Vučić has led Serbia for over a decade, consolidating power and facing criticism for authoritarian tendencies; student-led protests have been a prominent civil‑society challenge to his government.
- •Negotiations to form a new governing coalition
- •Potential policy changes or reforms announced by the incoming administration