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Serbian leader Aleksandar Vučić concedes defeat in fiercely contested parliamentary election
<p>Vučić’s 12-year reign looks to have been ended by record turnout of voters in election provoked by student-led protests </p><p>Serbia’s veteran leader Aleksandar Vučić has conceded defeat to the student movement, ushering in a seismic political shift after two years of student-led protests gave rise to a fiercely contested parliamentary election.</p><p>Speaking on Sunday, Vučić cited preliminary results that showed the student-backed protest movement surging ahead. “Based on a stratified sample, it is clear that we lost these elections,” Vučić told supporters at his party headquarters in Belgrade.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/25/serbian-leader-aleksandar-vucic-concedes-defeat-in-fiercely-contested-parliamentary-election">Continue reading...</a>
GB Oct 25, 2026The Guardian World World03
Serbia election: Vucic concedes defeat to student-led movement
In a seismic political shift, Serbia’s longtime strongman leader Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat to a student-led movement in the country's parliamentary elections.
DE Oct 25, 2026Deutsche Welle (DW) World04
Serbia's Vučić concedes election defeat to student-led protest movement
The country's populist right-wing leader of 12 years says it is "clear" his Serbian Progressive Party has lost.