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Student-led bloc ousts Vucic's SNS as Serbia marks canopy collapse anniversary

Two years after 16 died when Novi Sad's station canopy collapsed, the student movement it sparked has defeated Vucic's ruling party.

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What to know

  • 16 people, including children, died when the canopy at Novi Sad's newly renovated railway station collapsed on November 1, 2024.
  • The disaster triggered a sustained student-led protest movement against President Aleksandar Vucic's government over alleged corruption and negligence.
  • That movement went on to defeat Vucic's Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) in elections roughly a week before the second anniversary.
  • Serbia marked the two-year anniversary on October 30–November 1, 2026 amid what coverage describes as a shift from grief to hope for the future.

Aleksandar VucicAleksandar Vucic Founder of the SNS, former presidentSerbian Progressive Party (SNS) Former ruling partyStudent-led protest movement Opposition movement turned governing bloc

Student-led bloc ousts Vucic's SNS as Serbia marks canopy collapse anniversary
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    Al Jazeera marks second anniversary of the collapse

    Al Jazeera English broadcasts a segment noting the canopy collapse was a turning point for Serbian society, airing one week after the election that ousted Vucic and brought the student-led bloc to power.

    “A concrete canopy collapse from a freshly renovated railway station in the city of Novi Sad was a turning point for Serbian society. Only a week after the election that ousted the most powerful politician and brought the students' led block to power, Serbia marks the second anniversary of the tragedy.”
    — Al Jazeera English

    • A concrete canopy collapse from a freshly renovated railway station in the city of Novi Sad was a turning point for Serbian society. Only a week after the election that ousted the most powerful politician, Serbia marks the second anniversary of the tragedy.

      @AJEnglishX7d ago33▲view on X ↗
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    Serbia marks two years since the collapse with talk of hope

    Balkan Insight reports that grief and anger in Novi Sad and across Serbia has given way to hope, as students who helped topple the ruling party look to the future.

    “the grief and anger once so palpable in this Danube city and the country as a whole has given way to hope for a better future and talk of ‘liberation’ following a bruising election defeat suffered by the ruling Serbian Progressive Party, SNS, at the hands of a student-led protest movement…”
    — Balkan Insight, news outlet · source
    1. 1 outlet Serbia remembers 16 victims of Novi Sad railway station collapse

      first by Euronews, 6d ago

    2. 1 outlet Serbia’s canopy collapse, two years on in a changed country

      first by Al Jazeera, 7d ago

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  4. background

    Student-led bloc defeats Vucic's SNS in election — A student-led protest movement that emerged from anger over the collapse won a decisive election victory over the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), founded by then-president Aleksandar Vucic, ending its rule.

  5. background

    Canopy collapses at Novi Sad railway station, killing 16 — The outdoor canopy of the newly renovated Novi Sad railway station collapsed at 11:52am, killing 14 people instantly, including children; two more later died of their injuries, bringing the toll to 16.