https://freerepublic.com/tag/studentslistparty/ en-us Mon, 26 Oct 2026 02:04:52 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4400598/posts Former Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat in parliamentary elections on Oct. 25 to the student-led protest movement that has gripped the nation for months. “Based on a stratified sample, it is clear that we have lost this election. The student blockade list won,” Vucic said in a press briefing. According to Vucic, the Students' List party, backed by the protest coalition, is projected to take between 135 and 140 seats in Serbia's Parliament. Vucic's Serbian Progressive Party appears to have come in second in the elections, and will have 105 seats in Parliament. Kyiv Inedependent https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4400598/posts#comment Mon, 26 Oct 2026 02:04:52 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4400574/posts Serbia's Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat to a student-led protest movement in a historic election on Sunday that ends his long grip on power and heralds a new political ​era in the Balkan country. The streets of Belgrade erupted in celebration ​after Vucic's announcement, with cars honking and students shouting "victory" and "he's done". The ⁠snap elections came after almost two years of student-led demonstrations against perceived ​corruption and creeping authoritarianism triggered by the deaths of 16 people when a ​train station canopy collapsed in the city of Novi Sad in 2024. "Dear Serbia, tonight the voice of the people is... Reuters https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4400574/posts#comment Sun, 25 Oct 2026 21:52:40 GMT