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Serbia votes in election pitting longtime leader against student movement

Polls show populist leader Aleksandar Vucic in a tight race against the anticorruption and antirepression movement.

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Event date
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Coverage
9 outlets · 9 articles
first · latest
Reporting countries
Canada, Finland, United Kingdom, Hungary, Qatar
English
Countries concerned
Serbia
Politics · intensity 0.5 · tone -0.50
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Covered mainly by the Western sphere (71%); silent in Sino-Russian & BRICS.

Western 71%Sino-Russian & BRICS 0%Arab-Muslim world 14%Global South 14%

Global sphere reading. The left / centre / right reading is shown in the coverage analysis below.

In 30 seconds
  • Confirmed by 7 outlets in 6 countries.
  • Ignored by Sino-Russian & BRICS.
  • Propagation: first reported by Al Jazeera (Qatar), . No word-for-word republication detected.

Headline clash across the four spheres

Western
Sino-Russian & BRICS

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Arab-Muslim world
Global South

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Event sources

  1. Serbia votes in election pitting longtime leader against student movement
    Al JazeeraQatarQatar → SerbiaEnglish
  2. Serbia’s Historic Election Tests Vucic’s Grip on Power as Student-Led Opposition Pushes for Change
    moderndiplomacy.euHungaryHungary → SerbiaEnglish
  3. Serbia votes in snap election as student movement seeks change
    Globe and MailCanadaCanada → SerbiaEnglish
  4. Early reports suggest record high turnout in Serbia elections
    BBC NewsRoyaume-UniUnited Kingdom → SerbiaEnglish
  5. Serbs Line Up to Choose Vucic or Student Movement
    newser.comFinlandFinland → SerbiaEnglish
  6. Serbia votes as strongman Vučić faces grassroots challenge to 12-year rule – Europe live
    The GuardianRoyaume-UniUnited Kingdom → SerbiaEnglish
  7. Serbia voter turnout highest in decades as students oppose longtime leader
    234radio.comNGNigeria → SerbiaEnglish