Photos: Serbia celebrates as ruling party loses grip on power

Two years of student-led protests against corruption and mismanagement culminate in election victory. Add Al Jazeera on Google Serbians celebrate in Belgrade after Aleksandar Vucic, leader of the right-wing Serbian Progressive Party, conceded defeat in the parliamentary elections on October 25, 2026. [Armin Durgut/AP Photo] By AFP and AP Published On 26 Oct 2026 26 Oct 2026 Celebrations have erupted across Serbia after a student-backed movement ousted President Aleksandar Vucic’s ruling party in snap parliamentary elections, ending his long grip on power.