Huge crowds back Serbia students at final rally ahead of weekend election
Hundreds of thousands of supporters of Serbia’s protesting students have gathered for the final campaign rally ahead of the tense parliamentary election on weekend in a mounting challenge to the Balkan country’s powerful strongman Aleksandar Vucic. Crowds streamed into Belgrade’s central Slavija square on Thursday from all directions, filling also several blocks of streets around the area.
The flag waving boisterous crowds chanted “Victory” in a wave of optimism ahead the early vote that comes after almost two years of student-led protests against Vucic’s tight rule in the Balkan country. Support for the student movement has grown since the protests first started in November 2024.
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