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Serbia election: Vucic concedes defeat to student-led movement

In a seismic political shift, Serbia's longtime strongman leader Aleksandar Vucic has conceded defeat to a student-led movement in the country's parliamentary elections.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 4 sources•1 min read•Updated October 26, 2026, 1:07 AM UTC
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  • In a seismic political shift, Serbia's longtime strongman leader Aleksandar Vucic has conceded defeat to a student-led movement in the country's parliamentary elections.
  • Vucic says the opposition Student List is projected to win a parliamentary majority after nearly two years of protests.
  • High turnout and gathering tensions marked the highly contested parliamentary election that was a showdown between Vucic and university students.

In a seismic political shift, Serbia's longtime strongman leader Aleksandar Vucic has conceded defeat to a student-led movement in the country's parliamentary elections.

Vucic says the opposition Student List is projected to win a parliamentary majority after nearly two years of protests.

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