Serbia holds election as Vučić faces grassroots challenge to 12-year rule
Source Summary
Serbia is holding an election in which the Student List movement is challenging President Aleksandar Vučić's 12-year rule, following nearly two years of protests against government and institutional corruption. Vučić has maintained close ties with Russia despite its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and controversially joined the Russian Victory Parade in Moscow last year alongside Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico.
Why it matters
The election tests whether grassroots opposition can unseat an incumbent who has consolidated power over 12 years while maintaining controversial ties to Russia amid the Ukraine conflict.
What remains uncertain
The outcome of the election and whether the Student List movement can translate protest momentum into electoral victory remain unresolved.
