{
  "id": 16601493,
  "title": "Comment: Settling accounts with the autocrats: Another Putin friend is history",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/kommentar-abrechnung-mit-den-autokraten-ein-weiterer-putin-freund-ist",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-26T12:37:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/meinung/kommentare/kommentar-abrechnung-mit-den-autokraten/100264902.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Serbia celebrated the end of long-time leader Aleksandar Vučić on Sunday evening, with scenes in the capital Belgrade similar to those in Budapest in April. Young people led the protests, bringing down a system they said was corrupt and repressive. The vote was a rejection of Vučić's 12-year rule, and came after he attempted to remain in power by becoming prime minister. The election had a high turnout, and the result was decisive: Vučić is out. Peter Magyar, who recently defeated Viktor Orbán in Hungary, was among the first to congratulate the Serbs.",
  "summary": "After Orbán in Hungary, Serbia's Alexander Vucic has also been swept out of office by a young movement. The Student List is now promising a fresh start. But that is easier said than done.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}