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Student List won most parliamentary seats in Sunday's election

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Serbia’s Student List won a majority of seats in Sunday’s parliamentary election, defeating the Serbian Progressive Party after 14 years in power. The list’s candidates are largely first-time politicians chosen by student-led assemblies, though they are not students themselves, Democracy Now! reported. Al Jazeera said the movement promised better relations with neighboring countries, while key government appointments remain uncertain.

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Student List secured most parliamentary seats in Sunday's election, with the Republic Election Commission reporting Monday that it had won 52.54 percent of the vote based on 8,077 processed polling stations out of 8,392. The victory ended 14 years in power for the Serbian Progressive Party, which conceded defeat Sunday night. The Associated Press reported that the student-led movement had led protests for almost two years. Student List candidates are not themselves students but are largely first-time politicians selected by student-led popular assemblies, Democracy Now! reported. Al Jazeera said the movement pledged to improve relations with neighbouring countries, while uncertainty remained over who would become prime minister and when a new government would be formed.

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Democracy Now, Al Jazeera, CNN’s Instagram post, and the Associated Press report carried by PBS all report that the student-led movement won Serbia’s election and ended the ruling party’s hold on power. The results are consistent with the event’s timing and central claims.

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