By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on France 24
France 24 analyses the student movement’s victory in Serbia’s parliamentary elections, already acknowledged by President Aleksandar Vučić. The programme discusses the challenges ahead for its leaders, according to France 24.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has acknowledged the student movement's victory in the snap legislative elections. The acknowledgement comes after two years of student-led protests, Le Monde reports.
🇷🇸 Serbia · Source: Le Monde ·
The Kremlin praised the role of Aleksandar Vučić, its Serbian ally who was defeated in the parliamentary election by a student-backed movement. Moscow hopes the new leaders will preserve energy, economic and military co-operation with Russia, despite Serbia’s European ambitions, reports Sowetan.
🇷🇸 Serbia · Source: Sowetan ·
The Student List could win 135 to 140 of the 250 seats in Serbia’s parliament after the snap election, according to projections by Aleksandar Vučić, who acknowledged his party’s defeat. Thousands celebrated the result in Belgrade, while turnout is said to have reached 70%, a record since 1992, Africanews reports.
🇷🇸 Serbia · Source: Africanews ·
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s re-election as president of Brazil has already been reported. This article looks at reactions from foreign leaders, including Latin American officials and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, according to France 24.
🇧🇷 Brazil · Source: France 24 ·
Chris Brown given suspended eight-month sentence in UKUS singer Chris Brown has received an eight-month suspended prison sentence in the UK after admitting an offence linked to a fight at a London nightclub in 2023. He will only be imprisoned if he commits another offence during the suspension period, Citizen reports.
Tinubu congratulates Lula on fourth term in BrazilNigerian President Bola Tinubu congratulated Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on his re-election as Brazil’s president, describing it as a historic fourth term. In his message published on Monday, Tinubu also called for deeper cooperation between the two countries in areas including trade, energy, agriculture and technology.The week in Africa
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