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‘It’s the smell of freedom’: Belgrade cleans up after Student List triumph

Binbag-wielding volunteers clear encampment used by thugs to intimidate opponents of deposed government Student List cleaned up at Serbia’s parliamentary…

By The News Engine Desk Based on reporting by The Guardian

27 Oct 2026, 11:30 IST Updated 1 hour ago 1 min read 0 views

Image accompanying the story: ‘It’s the smell of freedom’: Belgrade cleans up after Student List triumph — Image: Photograph: Mitar Mitrović/Reuters · via The Guardian

The Guardian reports: Binbag-wielding volunteers clear encampment used by thugs to intimidate opponents of deposed government Student List cleaned up at Serbia’s parliamentary elections.

So it was only fitting that the morning after a night of raucous celebrations, the movement’s supporters were gathering, bin bags in hand, at Pioneers Park, opposite the national assembly building in Belgrade. A pro-government camp known as Ćaciland had taken over the space with convicted…

This world story centres on Serbia. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Belgrade, Student List and Pioneers Park.

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Location: Serbia · Europe
Reported by: The Guardian
First reported: 27 Oct 2026, 11:30 IST
Key names: Belgrade, Student List, Pioneers Park, Ćaciland
Section: World
Figure cited: For the previous 18 months, this small patch of greenery – with its established trees and playground – had been a no-go zone. (The Guardian)