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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Ana Milosavljevic in Belgrade and Ashifa Kassam

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

Citywide euphoria breaks out in Belgrade after the defeat of Aleksandar Vučić by the Student List movement in the Serbian elections.
Citywide euphoria breaks out in Belgrade after the defeat of Aleksandar Vučić by the Student List movement in the Serbian elections. Photograph: Daniel Alfoldi/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock

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.

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