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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.
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Serbia's Vucic concedes defeat in historic snap election with record turnout
Serbia's Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat in an historic election on Sunday following a near to 70% turnout at polling stations – the highest since the break-up of Yugoslavia in 1992. The snap election followed nearly two years of student-led demonstrations against perceived corruption and authoritarianism triggered by the deaths of 16 people when a train station canopy collapsed in the city of Novi Sad in 2024.
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Serbia's veteran ruler Vučić concedes election to student-led protest movement
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