{
  "id": 16536106,
  "title": "Serbia’s student movement ousts longtime leader in parliamentary poll",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/serbias-student-movement-ousts-longtime-leader-in-parliamentary-poll",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T23:03:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/10/26/serbia-s-student-movement-ousts-longtime-leader-in-parliamentary-poll"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Serbian students have secured a decisive victory in parliamentary elections, marking the end of 14 years of rule by Aleksandar Vucic's right-wing populist party. The snap vote followed nearly two years of anti-government protests ignited by the 2024 collapse of a canopy at Novi Sad railway station, which killed 16 people and was widely blamed on corruption. Preliminary results show the Students' List leading in almost every polling station, with 56-year-old Vucic conceding defeat less than two hours after polls closed. Students celebrated the rejection of a government they accused of deep-rooted corruption, with thousands taking to the streets in jubilation. Vucic, who has maintained close ties with Russia, blamed foreign powers for the result, claiming it was a validation of a revolution backed by European countries and the US. Most of the Students' List's 250 candidates are political novices from academia and the arts, centered on a pledge to fight corruption and an early election. Despite Vucic's resistance for nearly two years, mounting pressure led him to call for the vote, citing major domestic turbulence.",
  "summary": "Voters cast ballots in huge numbers on Sunday, with the country recording its highest turnout in more than three decades.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Serbia's Vucic concedes defeat in historic election win for student protest movement",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/serbias-vucic-concedes-defeat-in-historic-election-win-for-student",
        "published": "2026-10-25T23:40:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Serbia’s student movement ends Aleksandar Vucic’s 14-year grip on power",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/serbias-student-movement-ends-aleksandar-vucics-14-year-grip-on-power",
        "published": "2026-10-26T01:44:19.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}