serbia
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Djuro Macut’s Appointment and the Struggle for Political Legitimacy in Serbia
In a decisive move by Serbia’s ruling parliamentary majority, Djuro Macut, a medical professor with no prior political experience, was formally instated as the country’s new Prime Minister, marking a calculated pivot amid a wave of sustained civil unrest and institutional discontent. The elevation of Macut—widely regarded as a political novice—comes in the wake of…
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Serbia Divided: Vučić’s Rally Meets Student-Led Resistance from Novi Pazar to Strasbourg
In Serbia, an increasingly stark divide is materializing between the government of President Aleksandar Vučić and a resurgent grassroots opposition movement led largely by students and civic groups, with the tension reaching a symbolic crescendo in two contrasting cities—Belgrade and Novi Pazar. On April 12, 2025, Belgrade witnessed the second day of a government-organized mass…