Belgrade Celebrates After Vucic Concedes Party’s Election Defeat

Widespread celebrations swept through Serbia’s capital, Belgrade, on Sunday after President Aleksandar Vucic acknowledged his party’s defeat in early parliamentary elections.

The concession marked a major setback for Vucic and could bring an end to 14 years of his dominance over the country’s political landscape.

The scenes of celebration in the capital reflected the significance of an electoral result that threatens to reshape the balance of power in Serbia.

While the defeat concerns his party’s position in parliament, it does not in itself establish an end to Vucic’s presidency. The outcome nevertheless places his long political ascendancy at a potential turning point.