Serbian leader Aleksandar Vučić ousted by student movement in seismic election
People celebrate after Aleksandar Vučić, leader of the rightwing Serbian Progressive party (SNS) conceded defeat in the parliamentary election in Belgrade, Serbia, 25 October 2026. (Photograph: Marko Drobnjaković/AP)

Serbian leader Aleksandar Vučić ousted by student movement in seismic election

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The long-serving leader of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, has conceded defeat, ushering in a seismic political shift after a historic election that saw ​the increasingly authoritarian leader pitted against a student-led movement that had spent two years protesting against his government.