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Serbia celebrates historic election win for student-backed movement
Celebrations erupted across Belgrade as Serbia's student-backed movement claimed a major election victory
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It's the first time since Brazil returned to direct elections in 1989 that a candidate has won the final runoff after losing in the first round.
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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 opposition movement in the country's parliamentary elections.
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Celebrations in Serbia after veteran ruler Vučić loses election to student-led protest movement
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Serbia’s Vucic concedes election defeat to student-led movement
Vucic says the opposition Student List is projected to win a parliamentary majority after nearly two years of protests.
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Serbia election: Can student-led opposition end Aleksandar Vucic's grip on power?
Nearly two years after a deadly railway station collapse sparked mass anti-corruption protests, Serbians voted in a closely fought election that could end Aleksandar Vucic's grip on power.
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Brazil election: Lula, Bolsonaro cast votes in final bout
Almost 160 million are eligible to vote in the final round of Brazil's election that pits the left-wing incumbent against the son of the former far-right president. DW has more.
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Serbia votes in closely fought election as student-led opposition challenges Aleksandar Vucic's grip on power
Nearly two years after a deadly railway station collapse sparked mass anti-corruption protests, Serbians are voting in a closely fought election that could end Aleksandar Vucic's grip on power.
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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro square off in a closely watched election.
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Brazil's indigenous communities say they’re concerned by how the election outcome could impact environmental protections
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Serbia holds parliamentary election as populist leader Vucic faces student movement
Serbia votes on Sunday in what is set to be its most contested parliamentary election in more than 14 years, as a student-led movement seeks to oust the party of populist leader Aleksandar Vucic. The vote comes after nearly two years of student-led protests sparked by the 2024 collapse of a canopy that killed 16 people.
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Netanyahu and his rivals are tied days from the vote, and both camps are fighting with bots, deepfakes and data.
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Election posters, mass tourism and property: Israel’s footprint in Cyprus
Cypriots say Israeli money is moving fast and shutting them out as their government embraces Israel as a key ally.
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Serbia election: Student movement seeks to end Aleksandar Vucic's rule
After two years of student-led, anti-corruption protests, Serbia is holding an early parliamentary election that could break long-time populist leader Aleksandar Vucic's grip on the Balkan country.
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Serbia votes in election pitting longtime leader against student movement
Polls show populist leader Aleksandar Vucic in a tight race against the anticorruption and antirepression movement.
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