Serbia's Student List wins snap election as Vučić concedes
The gist
Serbia's Student List won the snap parliamentary election with 51.47 percent, and Aleksandar Vučić conceded defeat.
The result ends Vučić's hold on power and puts an anti-corruption movement in charge.
How it unfolded
- Nov 1, 2024A concrete canopy at Novi Sad's railway station collapsed, killing 16 people and triggering student-led protests.
- Apr 2025Influential students from several plenums formed an informal coalition and drafted the rules, the Directive, for running in elections.
- Sep 6, 2026The movement held its final vote on who could stand on its list; Vladan Đokić, rector of the University of Belgrade, was removed, with 43 of 85 student assemblies voting to remove him.