# What Vucic’s defeat means for Serbia’s foreign policy

https://mins.news/en/item/116442

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-26 20:38 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/26/what-vucics-defeat-means-for-serbias-foreign-policy?traffic_source=rss

> The opposition Student List’s victory in Sunday’s election ended 14 years of political dominance by Aleksandar Vucic and his Serbian Progressive Party. Experts say the incoming government will focus first on domestic challenges, so any turn towards the West or improvement in ties with neighbours is likely to take time and unfold gradually.

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