Serbian student-led movement upsets Vucic's party in snap election
A student-led movement has beaten the party of right-wing populist Aleksandar Vucic in Serbia's snap election, to widespread surprise. Belgrade celebrated on Monday while the movement looks towards power.
Emotions ran high in Belgrade, the Serbian capital, on Monday after a student-led movement defeated the party of right-wing populist Aleksandar Vucic in a snap election. The outcome is described as an upset, and the movement now has its sights set on power in the country.
Celebrations on the streets of Belgrade
A festive mood took hold of the city. Drivers honked their horns, while passers-by held up three fingers. The gesture is both the ballot number of the winning list and a Serbian greeting. Many people wore badges and other symbols of the student movement.
The park between parliament and the presidency
One scene of the day was a large group of residents cleaning a park that lies between the parliament and the presidency. Vucic loyalists had camped there for more than a year, but they have now fled.
Researchers and activists
FRANCE 24's Mark Owen spoke with researchers and political activist Aleksandar Matković about the situation. The source gives no further detail on the election results or the next steps, so nothing concrete is reported yet about any transfer of power or the formation of a government.
