Thousands gather at final student-led rally ahead of Serbia election
Summary
Tens of thousands of people, led by students, held a big rally in Belgrade before Serbia’s upcoming parliamentary election. The student group wants to replace the current government led by Aleksandar Vucic’s party, which has been in power for over 14 years.Key Facts
- The rally took place in central Belgrade with supporters of the student-led opposition movement.
- The election is scheduled for Sunday and could end Aleksandar Vucic’s long rule.
- The student movement formed the "Student List," running 250 candidates focusing on fighting corruption.
- The protests began after a deadly railway station canopy collapse in Novi Sad that killed 16 people in 2024.
- Vucic resigned as president in September to run for prime minister and called the snap election.
- Vucic accused the student movement of being a foreign-funded coup attempt.
- Polls suggest a close race between Vucic’s party and the student movement, though Serbia lacks reliable independent polling.
- More than 100 violent incidents were reported during the election campaign, and some arrests were made for planned election-day violence.
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