‘This is a symbol for Europe’: streets of Belgrade resound with joy after Vučić defeat

Hundreds of thousands mark student-led victory on the same streets that were once the scene of police beatings Serbian leader Aleksandar Vučić ousted by student movement in seismic election Standing on the streets of Belgrade, as passing cars honked excitedly and revellers high-fived police officers, Sara, 24, gestures to the streets around her to explain just how much things had changed for Serbia’s student-led movement. Moments earlier, the country’s longstanding leader, Aleksandar Vučić, had conceded defeat to the student movement, ushering in a seismic political shift in the Balkan country. Continue reading...