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Declaration of final vote results in Serbia paves way for student movement to form government
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Declaration of final vote results in Serbia paves way for student movement to form government

The Seattle Times The Seattle Times·JOVANA GEC·5 days ago
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BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s election authorities on Thursday declared the final results of the Oct. 25 vote, paving the way for the formation of a new Parliament and government that will be dominated by the student movement that defeated former strongman Aleksandar Vucic ‘s government.

The Students’ List group will have 140 lawmakers in the 250-member assembly while Vucic’s Serbian Progressive Party will have 103 lawmakers, the Republic Election Commission said. The rest of the parliamentary seats will belong to the parties of ethnic minorities in Serbia.

The students led two years of street protests before they toppled Vucic in the election.…

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