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Serbia election: Student-led list challenges ruling party after corruption protests

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Serbia is holding its most competitive parliamentary elections in over 14 years, with a student-led movement challenging the long-standing Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) led by Aleksandar Vučić. The protests that led to these snap elections were initially triggered by a deadly 2024 canopy collapse in Novi Sad, which was widely attributed to corruption and resulted in 16 fatalities. The Students' List, composed of candidates from various professional backgrounds, represents the primary opposition to the SNS, which has held power for an extended period. AI

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Serbia election: Student-led list challenges ruling party after corruption protests

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    Serbia votes as ruling party faces student-led anti-corruption list

    Polls opened in Serbia on Sunday in what is set to be its most fiercely contested parliamentary election in more than 14 years, as a student-led movement seeks to oust the party of veteran leader Aleksandar Vucic. The snap vote is the culmination of nearly two years of student-le…

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