Students topple Vucic’s government in Serbia

A student-led list won Serbia's parliamentary election by a convincing majority, ending Aleksandar Vucic's 14 years in power. Vucic conceded defeat to the grassroots student movement on Sunday, according to the Toronto Star (AP). Al Jazeera English reported that Vucic moves into opposition and that university professors and experts are taking over, with work on recovering state institutions only just beginning. The students had led protests since 2024, after a canopy collapse at a renovated train station in northern Serbia killed 16 people; protesters claimed graft-fueled negligence caused it. Vucic blamed his defeat on foreign interference, saying the result was a revolution backed by European countries and the American 'deep state.' He had resigned the presidency to run for prime minister and campaigned with state-media coverage and cash handouts. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov hoped relations would remain friendly. Vucic says he will fight again from the opposition.

Where accounts differ. Al Jazeera English describes the outcome as the students' list winning by a convincing majority, while the Toronto Star reports only Vucic's concession and does not cover the government's transition.

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