Kommentar: Abrechnung mit den Autokraten: Ein weiterer Putin-Freund ist Geschichte
Nach Orbán in Ungarn ist auch Serbiens Alexander Vucic von einer jungen Bewegung aus dem Amt gefegt worden. Die Studentenliste verspricht nun einen Neuanfang. Doch das ist leichter gesagt als getan.
In the Serbian capital Belgrade on Sunday evening, scenes reminiscent of Budapest in April unfolded. Thrilled crowds on the streets, Autokorsos, fireworks: Serbia celebrated the end of the long-standing autocrat Alexander Vucic. Just as the Hungarians had driven out their long-time ruler Viktor Orbán, the Serbs now dismissed the next figure from the European right.
Primarily young people, with wild determination, had brought an entire system crashing down. It was a vote against the corruption and repression of the twelve Vucic years. Early in the victory celebration, Orbán-defeated Peter Magyar drew the parallel to his own win in April. Having served two terms as President, Vucic had planned to run for Prime Minister again to stay in power - as his ally Vladimir Putin had done in Russia.
But the Serbs wrote him a check. Turnout was as high as ever, the verdict was scathing: Vucic must go.
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