Morning opening: Serbia wakes up to new reality after Vučić

Jakub Krupa

Serbia wakes up to a new reality this morning after a grassroots opposition movement led by students ousted the country’s former authoritarian president Aleksandar Vučić , raising hopes for a new opening in relations with the EU and other partners.

Opposition supporters celebrate at the parliament building after Aleksandar Vučić, represented by the silhouette, conceded defeat in the parliamentary election in Belgrade, Serbia. Photograph: Marko Đurica/Reuters

With 96.9% polling stations processed , the Student List has 52.6% of votes, well ahead of Vučić’s bloc at 39.22%.

The latest CeSID projection suggested the students will have 140 seats in the new parliament, well clear of the 126 required for majority, with 103 for Vucic’s bloc.…