Serbia’s ‘students’ celebrate for a second night after election victory
Thousands gathered on the streets of the Serbian capital Belgrade for a second night to celebrate the victory of the student-led protest movement in parliamentary elections. The result removed the party of former president Aleksandar Vucic from power.
Celebrations erupted across Belgrade as Serbia's student-backed movement claimed a major election victory
Hundreds of thousands mark student-led victory on the same streets that were once the scene of police beatings Serbian leader Aleksandar Vučić ousted by student movement in seismic election Standing on the streets of Belgrade, as passing cars honked excitedly and revellers high-fived police officers, Sara, 24, gestures to the streets around her to explain just how much things had changed for Serbia’s student-led movement. Moments earlier, the country’s longstanding leader, Aleksandar Vučić, had conceded defeat to the student movement, ushering in a seismic political shift in the Balkan country
Polls show populist leader Aleksandar Vucic in a tight race against the anticorruption and anti-authoritarian movement.
Serbia is voting in an early election, where the most powerful politician in the country, has a serious rival.
A student-led list won Serbia’s elections by a convincing majority, ousting the most powerful politician in the country.