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“Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has resigned to seek the prime minister’s post in a snap parliamentary election on October 25, as a student-led movement mounts the most serious challenge to his rule in more than a decade.”

“- Published Serbia's president has resigned after more than a year of student-led protests and growing public discontent over allegations of government corruption.”

“The student-led movement grew out of mass protests that started in 2024 after a canopy collapse at a newly refurbished railway station in Novi Sad killed 16 people, sparking public outrage amid accusations of corruption in the awarding of contracts and…”

“Serbia’s student movement has submitted its “Student List – Students Win” to the Republic Electoral Commission (RIK), after thousands of supporters marched through central Belgrade to the commission’s headquarters.”

“BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — University students behind nearly two years of anti-government protests in Serbia on Monday formally entered the election race before an early parliamentary vote, challenging populist President Aleksandar Vucic.”

“The student movement had called for early elections for nearly two years, and President Aleksandar Vucic, who resigned on Sunday, finally heeded their call earlier this month.”

“…ament and a former prime minister, as well as top figure in Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic's political camp, faced the top candidate of the opposition Student List - Students win political platform and Dean of the Arts University in Belgrade, Mirjana…”

“For the first time in years, there is a credible possibility that his ruling bloc could be defeated by the student movement, which has led anti-government protests in Serbia for nearly two years now.”