Serbia erupts in joy as students topple Vučić’s ruling party.

Thousands of Serbians flooded the streets of Belgrade in celebration after Aleksandar Vučić conceded defeat to a student-led movement in Sunday’s parliamentary election, ending his party’s long dominance of the country’s politics.

The victory follows nearly two years of student-led protests sparked by a railway station canopy collapse in Novi Sad in 2024 that killed 16 people.

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Demonstrators accused the government of corruption and demanded greater accountability.

With preliminary projections giving the Student List between 135 and 140 seats in the 250-member parliament, the result marks a major political shift in the Balkan nation.

However, the movement now faces the challenge of turning its promises of reform into effective governance.