How students toppled Serbia’s strongman

学生如何推翻塞尔维亚的铁腕统治者

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2026-10-29

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After two years of protests, a student-led movement has defeated Serbia’s authoritarian leader, Aleksander Vučić, at the ballot box. But can a leaderless movement govern a country? Send your comments and questions to tif.questions@theguardian.com. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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  • Serbia is free!

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