Serbia's student movement ousts nationalist leader Aleksandar Vucic in parliamentary elections
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- El País (Spain)seen 27 Oct, 16:20headline rewritten
El movimiento que ha vencido al régimen de Vucic en Serbia: jóvenes, sin líderes y sin experiencia políticaJóvenes, sin líderes y sin experiencia política: así es la generación que ha vencido al régimen de Vucic en Serbia
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Mon, 26 October 2026
27 reports- Le Monde English00:10first to report
Vucic conceded defeat less than two hours after polls closed. The victory in the snap vote comes after nearly two years of anti-government protests.
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- Kyiv Post (Ukraine)26 Oct, 08:25their copy
- Al Jazeera English00:58
Celebrations erupted across Belgrade as Serbia's student-backed movement claimed a major election victory
- Le Monde (France)03:30
Après la défaite de la coalition menée par l’ancien président, au pouvoir depuis quatorze ans, le pays va connaître une alternance démocratique majeure qui pourrait insuffler une dynamique d’apaisement dans les Balkans.
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- Le Monde English26 Oct, 09:45their copy
- RMF24 (Poland)04:55
Serbia wybrała. Koniec ery Vuczicia, „Lista Studencka” triumfuje
- tportal (Croatia)05:15
Studentski pokret ostvario je pobjedu na prijevremenim parlamentarnim izborima u Srbiji, označivši veliki politički preokret nakon dvije godine duboke društvene krize
- Vecernji list (Croatia)06:59
Studentski pokret u Srbiji ostvario je povijesnu pobjedu na prijevremenim parlamentarnim izborima, čime je okončana dugogodišnja vladavina Aleksandra Vučića, a nova politička era donosi brojne izazove za nove vlasti.
- dailysabah.com07:40
Serbian leader Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat Sunday in an election challenging his long-standing rule, losing to a student-led opposition movement that...
- Al Jazeera English08:18
Two years of student-led protests against corruption and mismanagement culminate in election victory.
- Balkan Insight09:41
People took to the streets in cities across Serbia to hail the victory of the opposition Student List, ending the rule of strongman leader Aleksandar Vucic's Serbian Progressive Party, which had been in power for 14 years.
- Der Spiegel (Germany)10:39
Der Wahlerfolg der Studentenliste in Serbien treibt Zehntausende im ganzen Land auf die Straßen. Sie feiern, tanzen und musizieren – und können den bevorstehenden Machtwechsel selbst noch nicht so richtig fassen.
- Le Monde (France)10:39
Des centaines de milliers de Serbes sont descendus dans la rue et sur la place à Belgrade, dimanche soir, pour fête la victoire de l’opposition aux élections législatives.
- Balkan Insight11:07
Latest figures confirm that the Student List won an outright majority in the parliamentary elections, ending the 14-year rule of the Serbian Progressive Party and strongman leader Aleksandar Vucic.
- ČT24 (Czechia)11:59
Vítězství Studentské kandidátky (SL) v srbských parlamentních volbách je symbolickým završením dvou let protivládních protestů, v jejichž čele stáli právě studenti. Ti sice o poslanecké mandáty sami neusilovali, jimi sestavený tým osobností z různých oblastí společnosti ale s výrazným náskokem porazil dlouholetého hegemona srbské politiky Aleksandara Vučiče, jehož autoritativní režim teď slibuje demontovat. Jinak ale SL nemá jasnou ideologii a zatím není ani zřejmé, koho navrhne na premiéra.
- Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)13:47
Brüssel und auch Deutschland haben den abgewählten Machthaber Aleksandar Vučić jahrelang unterstützt. Das könnte sich nun rächen.
- PBS NewsHour13:52
Vucic on Sunday blamed his defeat on foreign interference.
- Vecernji list (Croatia)15:07
Studentski pokret koji je gotovo dvije godine predvodio prosvjede pobijedio je na parlamentarnim izborima u Srbiji. Vučić je priznao poraz, a politički preokret postao je i povod za lavinu internetskih reakcija.
- dailysabah.com15:11
Serbia entered a new political era on Monday after a student-backed movement unseated longtime leader Aleksandar Vucic in a historic landslide victory...
- Libération (France)15:44
La victoire étudiante aux législatives du 25 octobre ouvre d’abord un chantier démocratique, estime Benjamin Couteau, chercheur à l’Institut Jacques-Delors. Mais le changement de majorité ne signifie pas une rupture immédiate avec Moscou.
- Kyiv Post (Ukraine)15:48
The victory in Serbia of the Student List raises many questions for the country’s future and its relationship with Ukraine. Among them: Will ministers have the political backing to continue cooperating with Kyiv when the nationalist wing of their alliance objects?
- straitstimes.com16:35
BELGRADE, Oct 26 - By unseating longtime leader Aleksandar Vucic in Sunday's election, Serbia's student protest movement did what demonstrators in other European capitals can only dream of. Now, though, comes the gritty business of governing - something neither the students nor their handpicked candidates have any experience of. Read more at straitstimes.com.
- Al Jazeera English16:35
A student-led list won Serbia’s elections by a convincing majority, ousting the most powerful politician in the country.
- The Guardian World16:39
Hopes raised for a reset in relations with EU and other partners following the defeat of authoritarian president Serbian leader ousted by student movement in seismic election Back to Serbia, we are expecting to hear from two groups of election monitors in the coming hours: first, very shortly, from Serbia’s Center for Research, Transparency and Accountability (CRTA), and then a bit later from a group of international observers, including from the OSCE, the ODIHR, and the European parliament. I...
- El País (Spain)17:03edited after publishing
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El movimiento que ha vencido al régimen de Vucic en Serbia: jóvenes, sin líderes y sin experiencia políticaMiles de universitarios dejaron de lado sus diferencias ideológicas para derribar la maquinaria electoral del poderoso dirigente serbio
- ANSA (Italy)19:29
La Lista conquista 140 seggi. Vucic riconosce la sconfitta e si prepara all'opposizione
- N1 Info (Croatia)20:30
Izvanredne parlamentarne izbore u Srbiji na kojima je pobijedila Studentska lista - Studenti pobjeđuju, skinuvši s vlasti nakon 14 godina Srpsku napre
- Tagesschau (Germany)20:36
Absolute Mehrheit für die Studentenliste: In Serbien hat sie überraschend klar die Parlamentswahl gewonnen. Aber wie kann aus einer Protestbewegung eine Regierung werden? Vieles ist unklar - und die Aufgaben sind groß.
- PBS NewsHour22:35
Brazil is not the only country to have had dramatic election results this weekend. In Serbia, longtime leader Aleksandar Vucic lost a historic election that brought down his government. William Brangham discussed the results with Heather Conley.
Tue, 27 October 2026
7 reports- Balkan Insight06:57
The opposition Student List won by such a wide margin that Serbia’s longtime leader Aleksandar Vucic had no choice but to acknowledge the results, despite having resorted to electoral manipulation in the past, experts told BIRN.
- Nacional (Croatia)08:07
Guardian, BBC i The Independent izvještavaju o izbornom porazu Aleksandra Vučića i pobjedi studentskog pokreta. Nakon godina prosvjeda i optužbi za korupciju, Srbija ulazi u razdoblje velike političke neizvjesnosti. Izborni poraz političke opcije Aleksandra Vučića izazvao je veliku pozornost britanskih medija, koji događaje u Srbiji opisuju kao povijesnu prekretnicu. Nakon više od desetljeća dominacije Srpske […]
- Google News - Europe query09:00
Serbian election reflects Europe’s youth-driven trend The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
- ANSA (Italy)09:34
Il movimento conquista circa il 52% e batte Vucic dopo 14 anni di potere
- Vecernji list (Croatia)09:35
Izbori su pokazali da dugogodišnja vlast nije nepobjediva i da građani mogu nadjačati sustav koji se činio čvrsto ukorijenjenim.
- Anadolu Agency (AA)09:39
Student List - Students Win movement secures 140 seats in 250-member National Assembly
- ČT24 (Czechia)14:51
V ulicích Bělehradu se z neděle na pondělí slavilo vítězství studentské kandidátky, která v parlamentních volbách získala 52,9 procenta hlasů a ukončila vládu Aleksandara Vučiće. Jeho Srbská pokroková strana (SNS) obdržela 38,8 procenta hlasů. Studentské hnutí nyní stojí před novou výzvou: sestavit vládu a převzít odpovědnost za řízení země.