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DW News follows Serbia's Student List from protest to parliament

Olivera Zivkovic's Belgrade report explains the civic movement behind the election victory and the decisions that follow.

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Belgrade erupts in joy after longtime president Vucic voted out | DW News

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0:00The Student List secures a parliamentary majority, and Aleksandar Vučić concedes defeat.
3:28Zivkovic explains that the Student List brings together candidates from diverse professions as a civic movement.
7:01Peaceful protest, social media and door-to-door campaigning underpin the movement's organizing.
8:56Diaspora voters face long lines and limited polling stations in cities including London and Chicago.
10:37Vote certification and government formation come next, with EU and Russia policy positions unresolved.

DW News collected nearly 24 million views over seven days, a larger weekly audience than most of the nearby broadcasters, with News24 having a particularly strong week. Behind that broad reach was a schedule spanning elections, European industry and urgent diplomacy.

The most-watched of DW News' new uploads came from Belgrade. In "Belgrade erupts in joy after longtime president Vucic voted out | DW News", anchor Pablo Foley Elias joins correspondent Olivera Zivkovic as street celebrations follow Aleksandar Vučić's concession in parliamentary elections. The report has drawn roughly 430,000 views.

Zivkovic gives the celebration some substance: the Student List is a civic movement, not yet an established political party, bringing together candidates from different professions. She traces its peaceful protests, social media work and door-to-door campaigning, then turns to diaspora voting lines in London and Chicago. The movement grew out of demands for accountability after the fatal Novi Sad station collapse.

Brazil's runoff result supplied another substantial audience, with Jules Giessler reporting on Lula's comeback. But the strongest viewing momentum now belongs to "Finland and Norway open direct talks with Putin despite criticism | DW News". Juri Rescheto examines the diplomatic opening alongside Denmark's criticism that the call risked weakening European unity. Reports on Chinese exports into Europe and Israel's exit polls are also drawing attention.

Subscribers were unchanged over the week, while daily views are running above DW News' usual pace. Its Belgrade report ends by separating a decisive election night from the work afterward: certification, government formation and unresolved positions toward the EU and Russia.

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