A student-led list won Serbia’s elections by a convincing majority, ousting the most powerful politician in the country.
Students topple Vucic’s government in Serbia
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- Serbia votes as student-led bloc challenges longtime leader Vucic
- Serbia voter turnout highest in decades as students oppose longtime leader
- Aleksandar Vucic, the Serbian leader brought down by students
- Serbia after Vucic: Who will be PM and when will a government be formed?
- Serbia’s Student List preparing for talks on forming government despite no clear leader
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