How the downfall of Serbia's Vučiċ mirrored that of Hungary's Orbán
Defeat for Serbia's Aleksandar Vučiċ in last weekend's vote was a carbon copy of Viktor Orbán's fall in Hungary.
In November, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met in northern Serbia, unaware they would soon be removed from power. Orbán was ousted in April, followed by a landslide victory for a new student movement in Serbia's parliamentary elections last Sunday. Both countries saw high voter turnout - 79% in Hungary and 69% in Serbia - driven by tech-savvy young people using AI tools to monitor and secure the vote.
The Student List in Serbia, without a central leadership, outperformed Péter Magyar's Tisza party in Hungary, winning 140 out of 250 parliamentary seats. Both leaders, who had ruled for 16 and 14 years respectively, faced corruption allegations post-election. Meanwhile, an anonymous Hungarian leader congratulated the Serbian students, signaling international support for the democratic shift in both nations.
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