https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/serbia-votes-as-strongman-vu-i-faces-grassroots-challenge-to-12-year-ruleContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/serbia-votes-as-strongman-vu-i-faces-grassroots-challenge-to-12-year-rulehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/serbia-votes-as-strongman-vu-i-faces-grassroots-challenge-to-12-year-rule#u165814Sat, 31 Oct 2026 12:15:18 +0000Longtime Serbian leader Aleksandar Vucic has conceded defeat in a snap parliamentary election following a challenge from a leaderless student-led movement. Turnout surged to record-breaking levels, reaching 56.4 percent by mid-afternoon, exceeding figures from the previous election by more than 14 percentage points with four hours of voting still remaining. Polls had previously indicated a tight race between the populist leader and the anticorruption and antirepression movement, which grew out of nearly two years of protests against government and institutional corruption.Why it mattersThe sna