# Serbia votes as strongman Vučić faces grassroots challenge to 12-year rule – Europe live

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-10-25T16:14:37+00:00
- Category: Local
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/oct/25/europe-serbia-elections-aleksander-vucic-student-list-protests-bulgaria-latest-news-updates
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/serbia-votes-as-strongman-vu-i-faces-grassroots-challenge-to-12-year-r-1ecafa/

The Student List movement is taking on authoritarian leader following nearly two years of protests against government and institutional corruption What is at stake in Serbia’s election? Serbia’s former president and now prime ministerial candidate (again) Aleksandar Vučić rose to prominence in the 1990s as a radical nationalist, who supported the policies of Serbian expansion and ethnic cleansing

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