In Serbia, a new type of democracy is taking hold, and Europe is watching closely

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Student protests in Serbia, sparked by a deadly roof collapse at Novi Sad’s railway station, have grown into a movement demanding accountability and justice. The article describes police force and political hostility toward protesters, as well as an election upset that has drawn attention across Europe.

A movement that began in outrage has delivered remarkable election upset, showing that change is possible and prompting questions over what comes next • Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up here In April of last year, dozens of students set off from Serbia, intent on making it to Strasbourg, France on bicycles. The aim of the arduous, 13-day transcontinental journey was simple: to make their voices heard in Europe and beyond. In their home city of Novi Sad, students had been holding near-daily protests after a deadly roof collapse at the city’s main railway station. As their push for accountability and justice spread across the country, it was met with baton-wielding police, teargas and a political class that branded these young people as traitors. Continue reading...