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  "id": 16521766,
  "title": "Serbia's Vucic concedes defeat to student led movement in parliamentary election",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/serbias-vucic-concedes-defeat-to-student-led-movement-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T21:21:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/international/article-912835"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic has conceded defeat to a student-led protest movement in parliamentary elections held on Sunday. While final results are pending, early projections suggest the Student List will secure between 135 and 140 seats, while Vucic's party will have 105, with no other party entering parliament. The snap elections were called by Vucic in September following two years of student-led demonstrations against corruption and authoritarianism, triggered by the collapse of a train station canopy that killed 16 people in Novi Sad in 2024. The student movement, now the greatest threat to Vucic since his rise to power in 2014, gained significant support and witnessed record-breaking voter turnout of 67.6%, the highest since 1992. The student victory signifies a major political shift in Serbia, comparable to the defeat of Hungary's Viktor Orban earlier this year.",
  "summary": "The snap parliamentary elections, called by Vucic in September, come after almost two years of student-led demonstrations against perceived corruption.",
  "key_points": [
    "President Aleksandar Vucic concedes defeat to student-led movement",
    "Student List projected to secure 135-140 seats in parliament",
    "Snap elections called in September following student protests"
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        "title": "Serbia's Vucic concedes election defeat in historic win for student movement",
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        "title": "Serbia’s strongman leader Vucic concedes defeat to student-led movement in seismic political shift",
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        "title": "Serbia's strongman leader Vucic concedes defeat to student-led movement in seismic political shift",
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        "published": "2026-10-25T23:22:04.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Mainichi",
        "title": "Serbia's strongman leader Vucic concedes defeat to student-led movement in seismic political shift",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/serbias-strongman-leader-vucic-concedes-defeat-to-student-led-16537915",
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