# Why a student protest movement is challenging 12 years of Vučić rule in Serbia

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/why-a-student-protest-movement-is-challenging-12-years-of-vucic-rule-in-serbia/
- Published: 2026-10-22T14:33:06+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-22T14:40:27+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC World (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmq8n3v94ql3o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Art, Business, Culture, Elections, Markets, Politics, World

## Key points

- Student-led protests have become a major challenge to Vučić.
- The movement grew after 16 people died in the Novi Sad station collapse.
- Serbia’s snap election will decide 250 parliamentary seats.

## Summary

Young people have driven a student-led movement that is challenging Aleksandar Vučić’s long-standing dominance as Serbia votes in a snap parliamentary election. The vote follows two years of protests that began after 16 people died when a canopy collapsed at Novi Sad railway station, an incident widely seen by critics as a sign of corruption and negligence.

The movement, called “Student List-Students Win”, has drawn support from across society and is fielding candidates who are not themselves students. Vučić, who has led Serbia as president or prime minister since 2014, cannot seek another presidential term and is now campaigning to return as prime minister. The election will fill 250 parliamentary seats; 6.45 million people are registered to vote, amid concerns about whether the contest will be fair.

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