Serbia votes as strongman Vučić faces grassroots challenge to 12-year rule – Europe live
Summary
Serbia is voting in a parliamentary election that pits Aleksandar Vučić’s ruling Serbian Progressive Party against the student-led Student List. The movement grew out of protests after a railway station canopy collapse killed 16 people in November 2024 and has focused on corruption and abuses of power.Key Facts
- Vučić’s Serbian Progressive Party has been in government since 2012.
- Vučić served as prime minister from 2014 and president from 2017; he resigned as president in September and is seeking to lead the government again.
- The Student List is a leaderless movement with 250 candidates chosen through a democratic process, according to the article.
- The protests began after the Novi Sad railway station canopy collapsed in November 2024, killing 16 people.
- The movement says it aims to tackle corruption, clientelism and abuses of power.
- Polling stations opened at 7am and were scheduled to close at 8pm local time.
- The article says Serbia’s EU accession process is stalled and the country has fallen in international press freedom and corruption rankings.
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