European student protests take aim at Serbia's elections

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Students have been protesting across Europe. In Serbia, they've selected candidates to run for parliament in Sunday's elections. And they're aiming to end 14 years of government by the populist leader Aleksandar Vucic. Transcript SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Students across Europe have been taking to the streets in protest. In Serbia, they're taking their movement to the ballot box, with a list of candidates ranging from academics and economists to athletes and engineers who are running in Sunday's parliamentary elections. They hope to end 14 years of rule by a populist leader in the Serbian Progressive Party. Guy De Launey reports from Serbia's capital, Belgrade.GUY DE LAUNEY, BYLINE: Tens of thousands of people are gathering here at Slavija Square in the center of Serbia's capital, Belgrade. They're turning out for the final pre-election rally of the Student List. That's the opposition movement, which emerged from the long-running student-led protests. Now it's posing the most serious challenge to Serbia's long-serving leader, Aleksandar Vucic, since his Progressive Party took power in 2012.MIHAIL DUDAS: I want people to be free - to be free to say whatever they want, to be free to talk ab...

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