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Serbian Students, Victorious and Leaderless, Go After the Media

Supporters of the opposition movement that won Sunday’s election stormed the offices of a pro-government tabloid. Another news outlet apologized for years of “one-sided” coverage.

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Supporters of the Student List opposition bloc in Belgrade, Serbia’s capital, on Monday, celebrating its victory in the national elections.
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Serbia’s Election Shows New Vulnerability for Nationalist Populists

In much of Europe, the advance of the right has been seen as unstoppable. But in the east, nationalists are being cast aside in places where they long governed.

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Supporters of the electoral list “Student List-Students Win” celebrated after Serbia’s longtime leader Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat in Belgrade on Monday.
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Aleksandar Vucic Concedes Defeat in Serbian Election

“It is clear that we have lost these elections,” Aleksandar Vucic said in a surprisingly early speech congratulating his opponents.

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People cheering after the polls closed in Belgrade, Serbia, on Sunday. Above them was a campaign ad for Aleksandar Vucic, the defeated leader.
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Serbian Election Underscores the Region’s Long Political Limbo

Aleksandar Vucic, Serbia’s dominant political figure since 2012, may extend his grip, using the Balkans’ unresolved nationalist resentments.

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Aleksandar Vucic addressing supporters at a rally in Novi Sad, Serbia, last Friday.
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Albania’s Leader, Edi Rama, Denounces Violent Protests

Students upset by living and educational costs have revived protests. Prime Minister Edi Rama said they were being used by “outside forces.”

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A protester kicking away a tear-gas canister in Tirana, Albania, on Sunday.
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A Reporter Returns to China to Find it Richer, but Also Highly Paranoid.

Returning to China after decades away, a correspondent finds bullet trains, dazzling skylines — and a surveillance state more paranoid and pervasive than ever.

Andrew Higgins riding a car past Tiananmen Square in January. He was at the square in June 1989 when the military assaulted people who were protesting corruption, inequality and inflation.
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