Two years of student-led protests against corruption and mismanagement culminate in election victory.

Serbians celebrate in Belgrade after Aleksandar Vucic, leader of the right-wing Serbian Progressive Party, conceded defeat in the parliamentary elections on October 25, 2026. [Armin Durgut/AP Photo]

Celebrations have erupted across Serbia after a student-backed movement ousted President Aleksandar Vucic’s ruling party in snap parliamentary elections, ending his long grip on power.

In Belgrade late on Sunday, drivers in cars draped in Serbian flags honked their horns through the streets as fireworks lit up the sky and crowds flooded central squares and the area around parliament.…