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Aleksandar Vucic has conceded defeat in Serbia's snap parliamentary election. The result follows two years of student-led protests regarding the 2024 collapse of a train station canopy in Novi Sad that killed 16 people.
Celebrations occurred in Belgrade following the result. The protest movement demanded accountability and an end to corruption. Vucic has held power since 2014.
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“Serbia's pro-Russian leader Aleksandar Vucic has conceded defeat in his country's snap parliamentary election. The result has led to celebrations in the capital, Belgrade. It comes after two years of student-led protests triggered by the collapse of a train station canopy in the city of Novi Sad, which killed 16 people in 2024. The movement's been calling for accountability and an end to corruption. Vucic has either been in power as president or prime minister since 2014.”