Serbian leader Aleksandar Vučić concedes defeat in fiercely contested parliamentary election
Summary
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić conceded defeat in the parliamentary election after preliminary results showed the student-backed movement ahead. The movement grew out of protests following a 2024 railway station roof collapse that killed 16 people.Key Facts
- Vučić said a stratified sample of preliminary results showed his side had lost.
- The student-backed movement challenged Vučić’s Serbian Progressive Party (SNS).
- CeSID and Ipsos estimated voter turnout at 67.6% by 7 p.m., the highest since 1992, according to the article.
- The movement named 250 candidates for the 250-seat parliament.
- Protests began after a concrete canopy collapsed at Novi Sad railway station in November 2024, killing 16 people.
- The article says allegations of poor construction and corruption helped fuel the protests.
- Vučić called snap elections after resigning the presidency the previous month, according to the article.
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