Student movement wins Serbia election with 52.6%
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Thechronicle
The student movement won 52.6% of the vote in Serbia’s snap parliamentary election, against 39.2% for Aleksandar Vučić’s Serbian Progressive Party, with 97% of polling stations counted. The victory opens a political transition after two years of protests, The Chronicle reports, citing preliminary results.
The Student List won 52.6% of the vote in Serbia’s snap parliamentary election, against 39.2% for Aleksandar Vučić’s Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), according to preliminary results from the electoral commission cited by The Chronicle. The count covered 97% of polling stations.
The Student List received 2.24 million votes, compared with 1.67 million for the SNS. Its main candidate, Ilija Srdanović, said the movement wanted to “free the country from tyranny”. It was formed in response to the collapse of a canopy in front of Novi Sad railway station, which killed 16 people and triggered protests against corruption and negligence.
The results are a new tally following Aleksandar Vučić’s concession of defeat on 25 October. Vučić is the outgoing president and head of the SNS. The Student List’s victory has opened a political transition in Serbia, according to our 26 October report.
