Vucic concedes defeat in Serbia's parliamentary electionAleksandar Vucic, who denounced the oppositional student movement as a foreign-led attempt to unseat him, led with virtually absolute power for 14 years.CBS News4h agoWhole story →SecurityGovernment
Serbia’s Vucic Concedes Defeat After Putin-Like Gamble FailsSerbian longtime leader Aleksandar Vucic surprisingly conceded defeat in a snap vote, handing victory to a student-led movement that built mass support by pledging to fight graft and reverse democratic backsliding.Bloomberg5h agoWhole story →GovernmentFood
Serb Strongman Faces New Rival in Watershed Vote: What to WatchSerbians go to polls to decide whether longtime strongman Aleksandar Vucic will return as prime minister or be ousted by unprecedented student-led opposition that wants to crack down on graft and boost democracy.Bloomberg20h agoWhole story →Planet
A Serbian Nationalist Leader Who Courted MAGA Just Lost in a LandslideSerbian strongman Aleksandar Vucic, a nationalist who has cultivated ties to Donald Trump and Vladmir Putin and has downplayed his country’s 1990s war crimes, conceded defeat in elections Sunday to a slate of candidates backed by a student-led anti-corruption movement. The result has broad similarities to Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar’s April…Mother Jones2h agoWhole story →JusticeGovernment
Serbian Vote Pits Putin-Backed Strongman Against Student DissentSerbian President Aleksandar Vucic is mimicking his ally Vladimir Putin’s plan to extend his grip on power. He wants to swap the presidency for the prime minister’s job.Bloomberg2d agoWhole story →
Heads turn as 'crazy' early voting data hints at seismic shift in deep-red state: 'OMG'An analysis of first-day early voting data in Texas stunned countless onlookers Tuesday morning, with some interpreting the findings as an early sign of a seismic shift in a state where Democrats haven’t won a statewide race in more than three decades. “This is amazing,” wrote Kshitiz Lamba, an election data analyst who was named by the New Jersey Globe…Raw Story6d agoWhole story →Governmenttexas early voting
Student movement topples Serbia's longtime ruling partyA student-led protest movement has ended the 14-year rule of Serbia's right-wing party, former President Aleksandar Vučić conceded Sunday. Why it matters: The historic upset sidelines a Balkan strongman who courted President Trump's family and allies, raising questions about future U.S. relations with a country that has balanced ties with Russia and the…Axios3h agoWhole story →Security
Trump Allies Cruise To Victory In Balkan Country’s Election‘Donald Trump’s magnificent victory’Daily Caller19d agoWhole story →Governmentbalkan country election