Serbia votes in election pitting longtime leader against student movement
Polls show populist leader Aleksandar Vucic in a tight race against the anticorruption and anti-authoritarian movement.
Al Jazeera English reports: Polls show populist leader Aleksandar Vucic in a tight race against the anticorruption and anti-authoritarian movement.
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