Serbia holds snap parliamentary elections as student-led opposition challenges Prime Minister Vucic, who faces a tight race after two years of protests against corruption and authoritarianism.
Student-led demonstrations began after a 2024 Novi Sad train station collapse killed 16 people.
Vucic's party leads in one poll with 47% support, while other polls favor the student opposition.
The student coalition is led by cardiologist Ilija Srdanovic and includes diverse professional candidates.
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Many voters thank long-time populist leader Aleksandar Vucic for lifting Serbia out of economic obscurity and overseeing a period of sustained modernisation. (EPA Images pic)BELGRADE: Serbia votes on Sunday as a mass student protest movement seeks to unseat long-time populist leader Aleksandar Vucic who has held power first as prime minister and then as president for more than a decade.
The snap parliamentary elections, called by Vucic in September, come after almost two years of student-led demonstrations against perceived corruption and creeping authoritarianism triggered by the deaths of 16 people when a train station canopy collapsed in the city of Novi Sad in 2024. The students have since gained widespread support.
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