Serbia votes Sunday as student-led list challenges Vučić's long-ruling party
Photo: Fox NewsSerbia holds parliamentary elections on Sunday, Oct. 25, with the student-led Student List, No. 3 on the ballot, challenging the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), in power since 2012. Thousands gathered in Belgrade on Thursday evening for the list's final rally, many after days of walking from across the country. The movement has protested for almost two years, since a concrete canopy collapsed at Novi Sad railway station in November 2024 and killed 16 people. Aleksandar Vučić resigned as president in September and is the SNS candidate for prime minister. Foreign Minister Marko Djuric said the students are highly unlikely to win. Analyst Helena Ivanov of the Henry Jackson Society called it his biggest challenge in 14 years.
Left-leaning outlets had not reported this story at the time of writing; alternative and right-leaning outlets had. Alternative outlets (Christian Science Monitor, Deutsche Welle) focus on the students, the rally and a hopeful mood. The Monitor adds corruption rankings and says the government controls media and turnout. Right-leaning Fox News leads with Vučić's foreign policy and quotes Djuric and Ivanov.
How the sides differ Alternative sources stress the student movement, its rally and corruption concerns; right sources lead with Vučić's foreign policy and official voices; left sources have not covered it.
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