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In Serbia, a new type of democracy is taking hold, and Europe is watching closely

Ashifa Kassam · The Guardian · World
Published 29 Oct 2026, 2:45 am·1 h ago·1 min read
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A movement that began in outrage has delivered remarkable election upset, showing that change is possible and prompting questions over what comes next • Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up here In April of last year, dozens of students set off from Serbia, intent on making it to Strasbourg, France on bicycles. The aim of the arduous, 13-day transcontinental journey was simple: to make their voices heard in Europe and beyond. In their home city of Novi Sad, students had been holding near-daily protests after a deadly roof collapse at the city’s main railway station. As…

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