Students End Serbian Leader's Rule
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Serbia’s student-backed list won Sunday’s election and ended the longtime leader’s rule, leaving its ideologically diverse members’ policy agenda unclear.
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As in Hungary, the authoritarian regime in Serbia is being dismantled .
“For years, we failed to fulfill our duty. We kept silent, turned a blind eye, reported events one-sidedly, and failed to ask the necessary questions. For that, we owe our viewers an apology,” news anchor Goran Eror said.
“For years, we failed to fulfill our duty. We kept silent, turned a blind eye, reported events one-sidedly, and failed to ask the necessary questions. For that, we owe our viewers an apology,” news anchor Goran Eror said.
October 27, 2026 at 8:47 AM
As in Hungary, the authoritarian regime in Serbia is being dismantled .
“For years, we failed to fulfill our duty. We kept silent, turned a blind eye, reported events one-sidedly, and failed to ask the necessary questions. For that, we owe our viewers an apology,” news anchor Goran Eror said.
“For years, we failed to fulfill our duty. We kept silent, turned a blind eye, reported events one-sidedly, and failed to ask the necessary questions. For that, we owe our viewers an apology,” news anchor Goran Eror said.
Studenti in Serbia, la lezione all’Europa: il cambiamento arriva con strategia e perseveranza. Oggi su La Stampa www.lastampa.it/esteri/2026/...
Studenti in Serbia, la lezione all’Europa: il cambiamento arriva con la perseveranza
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October 27, 2026 at 6:38 AM
Studenti in Serbia, la lezione all’Europa: il cambiamento arriva con strategia e perseveranza. Oggi su La Stampa www.lastampa.it/esteri/2026/...
The lessons from Brazil and Serbia?
Don't concede one inch of ground to the far right.
Don't appease.
Don't triangulate.
Don't grovel.
Don't say they have "legitimate concerns".
Mobilise your base, and fight them with all the democratic means at your disposal.
Don't concede one inch of ground to the far right.
Don't appease.
Don't triangulate.
Don't grovel.
Don't say they have "legitimate concerns".
Mobilise your base, and fight them with all the democratic means at your disposal.
October 26, 2026 at 3:11 PM
The lessons from Brazil and Serbia?
Don't concede one inch of ground to the far right.
Don't appease.
Don't triangulate.
Don't grovel.
Don't say they have "legitimate concerns".
Mobilise your base, and fight them with all the democratic means at your disposal.
Don't concede one inch of ground to the far right.
Don't appease.
Don't triangulate.
Don't grovel.
Don't say they have "legitimate concerns".
Mobilise your base, and fight them with all the democratic means at your disposal.
‘In Serbia, the new movement has arisen out of the old: it began with faculty occupations, blockades and plenary assemblies, before evolving today into the largest political force in the country’ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A leaderless revolution has swept Serbia. The world should be watching | Aleksandar Matkovic
I saw a remarkable experiment take shape in Belgrade. Its lessons should be studied by other European countries struggling with unrest, says Serbian academic Aleksandar Matkovic
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2026 at 9:04 AM
‘In Serbia, the new movement has arisen out of the old: it began with faculty occupations, blockades and plenary assemblies, before evolving today into the largest political force in the country’ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Huge congratulations to the students of Serbia on this historic victory…
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Serbia's veteran ruler Vučić concedes election to student-led protest movement
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.
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October 26, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Huge congratulations to the students of Serbia on this historic victory…
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by Antje Wiener
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This is larger than Europe: #GenZ showing the way towards the future. Key feature: #ruleoflaw
#norms
This is larger than Europe: #GenZ showing the way towards the future. Key feature: #ruleoflaw
#norms
A gen Z protest movement could be about to oust Serbia’s strongman. Here’s why that will shake Europe | Misha Glenny
Student activists seem set to defeat Aleksandar Vučić at the ballot box this Sunday. The EU should never have written off Serbian democracy , says journalist Misha Glenny
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October 26, 2026 at 9:25 PM
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This is larger than Europe: #GenZ showing the way towards the future. Key feature: #ruleoflaw
#norms
This is larger than Europe: #GenZ showing the way towards the future. Key feature: #ruleoflaw
#norms
It's the continuation of a long tradition of Serbian student activism, as I describe here…
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In praise of Serbian students
For three decades now, they've been leading the fight for democracy
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October 26, 2026 at 5:25 PM
It's the continuation of a long tradition of Serbian student activism, as I describe here…
timothygartonash.substack.com/p/in-praise-...
timothygartonash.substack.com/p/in-praise-...
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Serbia’s election winners say they won’t impose sanctions on Russia, despite defeated leader Aleksandar Vučić’s prediction that they will by spring. Meduza finds little sign of imminent changes for Russian émigrés, though EU pressure could eventually affect them. meduza.io/en/feature/2...
Tens of thousands of Russians have made Serbia their home. A change in government raises new questions about their future. — Meduza
The opposition “Student List” won a decisive victory in Serbia’s parliamentary elections last Sunday. Former President Aleksandar Vučić, who heads the Serbian Progressive Party, conceded defeat and…
meduza.io
October 26, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Serbia’s election winners say they won’t impose sanctions on Russia, despite defeated leader Aleksandar Vučić’s prediction that they will by spring. Meduza finds little sign of imminent changes for Russian émigrés, though EU pressure could eventually affect them. meduza.io/en/feature/2...
by Judith Beyer
Deutsche Uni ist, wenn ich ins Seminar gehe und ein Bild mit tausenden feiernden Menschen in Serbien zeige (inkl. Flagge an all) und niemand weiß, was da los ist ... 😥 Mit ein bißchen prompten kam dann noch etwas, aber die Basisarbeit, die die serbischen Studierenden seit 2024 leisten, war unbekannt
October 26, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Deutsche Uni ist, wenn ich ins Seminar gehe und ein Bild mit tausenden feiernden Menschen in Serbien zeige (inkl. Flagge an all) und niemand weiß, was da los ist ... 😥 Mit ein bißchen prompten kam dann noch etwas, aber die Basisarbeit, die die serbischen Studierenden seit 2024 leisten, war unbekannt
by Bob Hudson
Serbia has voted for a galaxy of PhD students with no experience of government to run the country - astonishing and fascinating politics… www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A leaderless revolution has swept Serbia. The world should be watching | Aleksandar Matkovic
I saw a remarkable experiment take shape in Belgrade. Its lessons should be studied by other European countries struggling with unrest, says Serbian academic Aleksandar Matkovic
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2026 at 6:58 AM
Serbia has voted for a galaxy of PhD students with no experience of government to run the country - astonishing and fascinating politics… www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...