# Friday briefing: How a leaderless student group is challenging power in Serbia

https://mins.news/en/item/112197

- The Guardian, 2026-10-23 05:43 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/23/friday-briefing-how-a-leaderless-student-group-is-challenging-power-in-serbia

> Serbia’s Student List grew out of anger over the Novi Sad station collapse and has turned its protests into a grassroots election campaign against Aleksandar Vučić’s rule. It is fielding 250 candidates approved by citizens’ assemblies; some polls suggest the movement is ahead.

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