# Serbia’s political veteran Vučić had outmaneuvered his rivals. Then students entered the arena

https://mins.news/en/video/115745

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-26 12:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5EaMHzxy8o

> Sunday brought celebrations to Belgrade after Aleksandar Vučić acknowledged that a student-organized opposition had beaten him in Serbia's parliamentary contest. His Serbian Progressive Party had been challenged by the youth-supported Students’ List amid almost two years of demonstrations directed at his government, and the result marked a major political change.

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