Student-backed movement leads to political shakeup in Serbia

NPR | By Guy De Launey

Published October 26, 2026 at 4:41 AM EDT

There's a political earthquake in Serbia as student-backed movement wins parliamentary election, ending more than a decade of dominance by a Moscow-backed populist leader.

Guy De Launey

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