Serbia's Student List wins election; Vucic concedes
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat after the 25 Oct parliamentary election, which the student-led Student List won with 52.7 percent of the vote, according to the State Election Commission. Vucic's Serbia Progressive Party-led alliance took 39.2 percent. The Student List is set to hold between 135 and 140 of the 250 seats, ending Vucic's rule dating to 2014. The movement grew out of protests after a 2024 station canopy collapse in Novi Sad killed 16 people. After the concession, crowds tore down cordons around a pro-government encampment in Belgrade and set tents alight.
Key facts
- The Student List can form a government alone, per Tagesschau; the prime minister is not yet chosen.
- Vucic said new government would impose sanctions on Russia, predicting them by March or April.
- The Student List rejects earlier Pristina agreements on energy, licence plates and the dinar.
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Why it matters
The result changes who governs Serbia, which is in EU accession talks that are largely stalled.
What changed
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