# Serbia’s student movement ousts longtime leader Vucic in parliamentary election

https://mins.news/en/item/115598

- France 24, 2026-10-26 09:41 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/serbia-s-student-movement-ousts-longtime-leader-vucic-in-parliament-poll

> Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat in Sunday’s historic election, with turnout nearing 70%. The snap poll followed almost two years of student-led protests over perceived corruption and authoritarianism, sparked by the deaths of 16 people in the 2024 collapse of a canopy at the Novi Sad train station.

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