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Students Demand Early Elections Amid Vucic's Controversy

12/28/2025

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University students organized a signature drive on December 28, 2025, with 500 stands to demand early parliamentary elections to remove President Aleksandar Vucic.
The action is part of a movement against Vucic that intensified after the November 2024 train station disaster that killed 16 and was attributed to corruption.
Vucic has resisted immediate elections, suggesting they may occur next year, while facing accusations of suppressing democratic freedoms and fostering corruption.

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University students organized a signature drive on December 28, 2025, with 500 stands to demand early parliamentary elections to remove President Aleksandar Vucic.
The action is part of a movement against Vucic that intensified after the November 2024 train station disaster that killed 16 and was attributed to corruption.
Vucic has resisted immediate elections, suggesting they may occur next year, while facing accusations of suppressing democratic freedoms and fostering corruption.