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Serbia's leaderless Student List prepares for talks on forming a government after defeating Vucic in a landslide election

Aleksandar Vucic, whose Serbian Progressive Party's defeat ends Moscow's closest European alliance after Hungary's Viktor Orbán fell in April.
Aleksandar Vucic, whose Serbian Progressive Party's defeat ends Moscow's closest European alliance after Hungary's Viktor Orbán fell in April.
Jubilant crowds celebrating in Serbia overnight — the snap vote came after almost two years of student-led protests rooted in a railway station roof collapse that killed 16 people.
Jubilant crowds celebrating in Serbia overnight — the snap vote came after almost two years of student-led protests rooted in a railway station roof collapse that killed 16 people.

Its candidates include academics, actors and farmers, but not a single student. Cardiologist Ilija Srdanović was its lead candidate, alongside former central bank governor Dejan Soskic. Aleksandar Vučić's Serbian Progressive Party slumped to 39% and 103 seats.

Vučić blamed independent media and an 'American deep state' for his defeat.

The Kremlin hailed Vučić, its defeated ally, after the loss of a friendly government in Belgrade.

The movement insists Kosovo is 'temporarily occupied', a stance at odds with EU membership.

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