Aleksandar Vucic, the Serbian leader brought down by students

Aleksandar Vucic, who has shaped Serbia’s political life for more than a decade, has lost snap parliamentary elections to a student-led movement that led protests against him for almost two years.After a heated race, Vucic conceded defeat to the Student List in Sunday’s elections, which saw voter turnout reach its highest level in more than 30 years.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4From the streets to the ballot box: Serbia’s students hope for election winlist 2 of 4Thousands gather at final student-led rally ahead of Serbia electionlist 3 of 4Serbia’s snap election: Can student-led protests end Vucic’s grip on power?list 4 of 4Serbia votes in election pitting longtime leader against student movementend of list“It is clear that we have lost these elections,” the leader of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) told supporters after a sample of votes showed his electoral list was expected to win 105 seats in Serbia’s 250-member parliament, compared with 135 to 140 for the Student List.The student movement emerged after 16 people were killed when a train station canopy collapsed in the city of Novi Sad on November 1, 2024.The youth-led protests grew into a broader wave of s...