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Vučić concedes defeat to student movement in Serbia's snap election
Aleksandar Vučić conceded defeat in Serbia's snap parliamentary election on Sunday. He said it was "clear" his Serbian Progressive Party had lost. Projections reported by the Guardian gave the Student List 138 seats, above the 126 needed for a majority, against 104 for Vučić's party. France 24 put turnout near 70%, the highest since 1992, and crowds celebrated in Belgrade.
Why it matters
The result ends more than a decade of rule by one party in Serbia, which is a candidate to join the European Union.
Background
Students have led nearly two years of protests in Serbia against what they call corruption and authoritarian rule. The protests began after a train station canopy collapsed in Novi Sad and killed 16 people. Vučić called the movement a foreign-led attempt to remove him.
The story so far
- Serbia ends campaign before Sunday's snap parliamentary election
- Serbia votes Sunday as student-led movement challenges Vučić
- Student movement challenges Vučić in Serbia's Sunday vote
- Vučić concedes defeat to student movement in Serbia's snap election
- Student list defeats Vučić's party in Serbian election
- Student list defeats Vučić's party in Serbia
- Serbia's student-led list wins election as Vucic concedes
- Serbia's students prepare to govern
- Serbia's student list demands resignations
- Serbia's student list ousts Vučić's party in election
- Serbia moves against pro-government media and police after election
Sources
- BBC News ↗Oct 25, 5:25 PM ET
- France 24 ↗Oct 25, 5:24 PM ET
- The Guardian ↗Oct 25, 5:24 PM ET
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