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Vucic concedes defeat in Serbia's parliamentary election to student-led movement
Serbia's longtime leader Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat in a snap parliamentary election on Sunday, saying it is "clear" his Serbian Progressive Party has lost.[7, 13, 33] He cited preliminary results and congratulated his opponents, a student-led movement that had protested his government for almost two years.[5, 7, 25] The election commission said turnout reached 65%, the highest in decades, amid allegations of intimidation, violence and voting irregularities.[28]
Vucic had denounced the student movement as a foreign-led attempt to unseat him, according to CBS News and PBS NewsHour.[16, 19] He had been endorsed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, PBS NewsHour reported.[19]
Outlets differ on how long Vucic has dominated Serbian politics: The Guardian and BBC News reported 12 years, while CBS News, PBS NewsHour and Axios reported 14 years.[5, 12, 16 +2] Axios reported that the result raises questions about future U.S. relations with Serbia, a country that has balanced ties with Russia and the West.[12]
Why it matters Vucic said the student-backed movement that challenged him won the election, ending his party's rule.[13]
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Of the 20 rated outlets that covered it, 7 are left of center (3 of them in the Left group), 9 are center and 4 are right of center (3 of them in the Right group). 5 more are not rated.
- Left: Democracy Now! (−2.47), Truthout (−2.23), Mother Jones (−1.71).
- Leans left: The New York Times (−0.70), The Guardian (−0.70), NPR (−0.68), The Daily Beast (−0.64).
- Center: NBC News (−0.49), PBS NewsHour (−0.48), ABC News (−0.19), International Business Times (−0.14), CBS News (−0.14), Axios (−0.05), Yahoo News (+0.07), Bloomberg (+0.08), UPI (+0.17).
- Leans right: The American Conservative (+1.06).
- Right: The Washington Times (+1.27), Washington Examiner (+1.34), IJR (+1.52).
Not rated Al Jazeera, BBC News, Los Angeles Times, Sky News, Financial Times. Not placed: they have no lean score.
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