Serbia: Student protesters flood Belgrade ahead of snap elections

Loading the video No Comment Video. Serbia: Student protesters flood Belgrade ahead of snap elections Copy/paste the link below: Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Updated: 22/10/2026 - 9:19 GMT+2 Cheers, music and waving flags greeted students arriving in Belgrade from across Serbia on Wednesday, as thousands gathered ahead of a final rally before this weekend's snap parliamentary elections. Carrying Serbian flags and burning torches, the marchers were greeted by cheering crowds who filled the streets of the capital. The atmosphere was festive, with students and supporters singing, dancing and applauding as the procession made its way into the city. Some demonstrators held signs declaring "Students win!", while others displayed symbols of the student movement. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Images showed young demonstrators dancing together and carrying banners, including one featuring a crossed-out portrait of a man resembling former president Aleksandar Vučić. The gathering marked the arrival of students who had travelled from different parts of Serbia to take part in the final mobilisation before the parliamentary vote. Thousands of supporters turned out to welcome them, waving national flags and joining in the celebrations. The rally was scheduled to take place in Belgrade ahead of the weekend elections, with the student movement seeking to make its presence felt in the final days before voters head to the polls. Serbia Belgrade Students Protests Parliamentary elections Aleksandar Vučić Top stories Now playing Next Serbia: Student protesters flood Belgrade ahead of snap elections Now playing Next Yemen: Tanks fire as fighting erupts on the outskirts of Taiz Now playing Next Greece: Thousands flood Athens streets in education protest Now playing Next Latest news bulletin | October 22nd, 2026 – Morning Now playing Next French police union sues French government over recent violence Now playing Next Russian strikes kill 7 in Ukraine after US envoy meets Putin Now playing Next France on edge as Macron faces backlash, Putin signals peace talks Now playing Next Hansel and Gretel in the mountains: parents abandon sons Now playing Next Video: Priest dies after cross falls on him during Mass in Ecuador Now playing Next Looted Paris shop owner: ‘10 years of work destroyed’ Now playing Next At least five killed as Storm Adam batters eastern Spain Now playing Next Digital bank Revolut suffers worldwide outage: what you need to know Now playing Next Disappointed after meeting, French unions call for 5 November action Now playing Next Dussehra: Giant effigies of demons go up in flames in India Now playing Next EU journalism prize awards investigation into human rights abuse at Italy’s migrant centres in Albania Now playing Next Zelenskyy backs freezing front line as first step towards Ukraine ceasefire ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT No Comment Nine Emperor Gods Festival: Devotees walk across burning embers for good luck No Comment Large crowds watch as rescuers try to save stranded shark in South Korea No Comment ‘A house cannot be a privilege’: Thousands rally in Lisbon over housing crisis No Comment Cleanup efforts begin in flood-hit eastern Spain after deadly torrential rain Qatar in Motion Qatar in Motion | Made in Qatar: Local brands with global ambitions Europe News Milei reignites war of words with Sánchez as Spanish PM declares himself ‘leftie and proud’ Business Feeding Our Tomorrow: how India’s women-led, sustainable farming is reaching Europe Art Dialogue in the dark: David Bowie meets Nina Simone at Steve McQueen's exhibition at Guggenheim Bilbao East-West Connect This country aims to attract €18B in cleaner energy investment Europe News In apparent swipe at Trump, Macron slams 'stupid comments' by foreign leaders on France protests Russia Kremlin open to new Ukraine peace talks as Russia frees US teacher Stephen Hubbard Europe News Europe weighs energy-saving measures as Middle East crisis deepens ADVERTISEMENT Europe News Germany renews its hard stance on EU budget demanding hundreds of billions in cuts Earth News UK approves drilling at controversial North Sea gas field despite environmental concerns Culture news Restorers work to preserve frescoes in one of Pompeii’s grandest Roman houses Economy Former Hungarian central bank chief György Matolcsy detained in financial fraud probe Europe News Hansel and Gretel in the mountains: parents abandon sons in Germany Europe News Italy deploys 500 troops to Milan under new security decree following violent clashes Europe News Attacked owner of looted Paris shop: '10 years of work destroyed, I have not slept in three days' Europe Today 'Failures of the past have consequences today' says Fabrice Leggeri on recent French protests ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT