Massive student-led rally marches in Belgrade ahead of Serbian election
Student List movement hopes to oust the party of veteran leader Aleksandar Vucic in a pivotal vote on Sunday
TL;DR
- Approximately 150,000 supporters of the Student List movement rallied in Belgrade.
- The Student List aims to end over 14 years of rule by Aleksandar Vucic's Serbian Progressive party in upcoming elections.
- Protests began nearly two years ago following a deadly canopy collapse at a railway station, widely blamed on corruption.
- Civil society groups have reported intimidation, arrests, and misuse of public resources during the campaign.
- Aleksandar Vucic has described the student movement as a foreign-funded coup attempt.
- The Student List's platform includes a core pledge to fight corruption.