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Massive student-led rally marches in Belgrade ahead of Serbian election

Student List movement hopes to oust the party of veteran leader Aleksandar Vucic in a pivotal vote on Sunday Explained: what’s at stake in Serbia’s election?

By The News Engine Desk Based on reporting by The Guardian

23 Oct 2026, 05:52 IST Updated 1 hour ago 1 min read 0 views

Image accompanying the story: Massive student-led rally marches in Belgrade ahead of Serbian election — Image: Photograph: AFP/Getty Images · via The Guardian

The Guardian reports: Student List movement hopes to oust the party of veteran leader Aleksandar Vucic in a pivotal vote on Sunday Explained: what’s at stake in Serbia’s election?

The key players, main issues and potential fallout About 150,000 supporters of Serbia’s opposition student movement rallied in central Belgrade on Thursday, seeking to oust the party of veteran leader Aleksandar Vucic in crunch parliamentary elections this weekend.

This politics story centres on Serbia. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Belgrade, Aleksandar Vucic and Serbian Progressive.

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Key details

Location: Serbia · Europe
Reported by: The Guardian
First reported: 23 Oct 2026, 05:52 IST
Key names: Belgrade, Aleksandar Vucic, Serbian Progressive, Student List
Section: Politics
Figure cited: The Student List, a leaderless movement of student-backed candidates, wants to end more than 14 years of rule by Vucic’s rightwing populist Serbian Progressive… (The Guardian)