# Aleksandar Vučić, the Serbian leader brought down by students

https://mins.news/en/item/115329

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-26 05:24 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/26/aleksandar-vucic-the-serbian-leader-brought-down-by-students?traffic_source=rss

> Aleksandar Vučić, who has shaped Serbian politics for more than a decade, conceded defeat to the student-led Student List in snap parliamentary elections. The movement arose after 16 people died in a Novi Sad train station canopy collapse and grew into protests that challenged Vučić’s rule.

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