The populist right-wing leader of 12 years says it is "clear" his party has lost the vote billed as a referendum on the country's future.
Celebrations in Serbia after veteran ruler Vučić loses election to student-led protest movement

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- Why a student protest movement is challenging 12 years of Vučić rule in Serbia
- Student movement takes Serbia's Vučić to the wire in neck-and-neck election
- Serbia elections test student movement demanding justice for 16 victims
- Serbia votes in election pitting longtime leader against student movement
- Serbian leader Aleksandar Vučić ousted by student movement in seismic election
- Serbia celebrates historic election win for student-backed movement
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