Serbia's Vucic concedes defeat to the student-led movement: What's next?

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat in a snap parliamentary election, handing victory to the student-led Students' List, which won more than 2 million votes, according to Vucic, and would hold a simple majority in the 250-seat parliament. Vucic said the movement won with direct support from some European countries and the "American deep state", without providing evidence, and pledged a comeback. Crowds celebrated in Belgrade and other cities. The movement, which has no single leader and has not named a prime minister candidate, pledged to fight corruption, overhaul the judiciary and review large infrastructure contracts. Turnout was reported at 69%. Protests began after a 2024 train station canopy collapse in Novi Sad killed 16 people. Radomir Saicic, a Students' List leader, urged peaceful conduct. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen welcomed the change.

Where accounts differ. Vucic's vote figures and his claim of foreign backing are reported by The National and The Korea Herald but not by France 24, and The Korea Herald gives voter numbers and seat projections (135-140 seats for the Students' List) that differ in detail from The National's figures.

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