After Aleksandar Vucic’s defeat, Serbia waits to hear how student-backed leaders will rule

Serbia woke to a new era on Monday after a student-backed protest movement unseated long-time leader ‌Aleksandar Vucic in a landslide election that sparked nationwide celebrations, although few had an idea of how they would govern.Tens of thousands took to the streets of Belgrade and other cities ​and towns across Serbia after Vucic conceded defeat late on Sunday, capping two years of peaceful anti-government protests calling for the right-wing populist ruler to step down.With almost 99 per cent of votes counted, the students’ candidates had secured a commanding 52.7 per cent of the vote, according to the State Election Commission, versus 39.2 per cent for Vucic’s Serbia Progressive Party (SNS)-led alliance.That gives the students 139 seats ​in the 250-seat parliament, leaving the SNS alliance with 97, and the remainder held by minority parties. The Constitution allows up to 90 days for the creation of a government, once the ⁠parliament is…

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