Serbian leader Aleksandar Vučić concedes defeat in fiercely contested parliamentary election
Vučić’s 12-year reign looks to have been ended by record turnout of voters in election provoked by student-led protests Follow the reaction to the result…
The Guardian reports: Vučić’s 12-year reign looks to have been ended by record turnout of voters in election provoked by student-led protests Follow the reaction to the result with our liveblog Serbia’s veteran leader Aleksandar Vučić has conceded defeat to the student movement, ushering in a seismic political shift after two years of student-led protests gave rise to a fiercely contested parliamentary election.
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