Why Support for Vučić is Collapsing

Sign up to Brilliant for free and you'll also get 20% off an annual premium subscription: https://brilliant.org/tldr/

Watch the World Leader Leaderboard on YouTube: https://youtube.com/tldrpodcasts
… or search for the World Leader Leaderboard in your favourite podcast app

Months of protests and political pressure have seen Aleksandar Vučić's popularity plummet in Serbia, with polls suggesting his party is on track to lose in future elections. So in this video, we'll explain what's happening and if Vučić could be ousted.

📰 Too Long: https://toolong.news/
💡 Got a Topic Suggestion? - https://forms.gle/mahEFmsW1yGTNEYXA

Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought.

TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can't wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks!

References:

Corruption and democracy under Vučić -
https://frontierview.com/insights/serbias-escalating-corruption-risks-eu-dreams/
https://freedomhouse.org/country/serbia

Support for Vučić explained -
https://balkaninsight.com/2024/03/13/theres-a-reason-why-many-serbs-support-their-flawed-president/
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-12-15/serbia-election-strongman-Vučić-seeks-to-cement-his-legacy?embedded-checkout=true

Novi Sad Train Canopy Collapse -
https://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2024/11/30/political-tensions-in-serbia-keep-rising-after-the-novi-sad-tragedy/
https://www.slobodnaevropa.org/a/novi-sad-srbija-zeleznicka-stanica-nesreca-inspekcija-nadstresnica/33208355.html
https://novaekonomija.rs/vesti-iz-zemlje/sa-tri-na-16-miliona-evra-zasto-su-poskupeli-radovi-na-zeleznickoj-stanici-novi-sad#google_vignette
https://nova.rs/vesti/hronika/identifikovani-nasilnici-koji-su-napadali-studente-i-novinare-ispred-fdu-medju-nima-milija-koldzic-i-ostali-aktivisti-i-funkcioneri-sns/

Violence and intimidation against protesters -
https://n1info.rs/vesti/stariji-muskarac-potegao-noz-na-studenta-na-blokadi-ispred-medicinskog-fakulteta-u-novom-sadu/
https://kossev.info/en/protesti-srbija-najnovije-grupa-mladica-iz-sns-bejzbol-palicama-napala-studente-u-novom-sadu-devojka-tesko-povredjena/
https://nova.rs/vesti/drustvo/hitna-pomoc-se-odazvala-po-trecem-pozivu-posle-pola-sata-detalji-stravicnog-napada-bejzbol-palicama-na-studente-u-novom-sadu/
https://www.danas.rs/vesti/drustvo/radar-agenti-bia-upali-na-posao-majke-novosadskog-studenta/
https://www.ozonpress.net/drustvo/incident-u-ivanjici-bahati-vozac-projurio-kroz-okupljene-gradjane/
https://n1info.rs/vesti/automobil-na-blokadi-u-palmoticevoj-udario-dve-osobe/
https://n1info.rs/vesti/incident-na-novom-beogradu-kolima-se-zaleteo-na-okupljene-gradjane-pa-udario-studentkinju-video/

Civil society joining protests -
https://www.slobodnaevropa.org/a/poljoprivrednici-blokiradom-magistrale-podr%C5%BEali-proteste-studenata-u-srbiji-/33239057.html
https://direktno.rs/vesti/drustvo-i-ekonomija/581605/protest-studenti-beograd-protest-poljoprivrednika.html
https://vreme.com/vesti/ovoj-vlasti-da-bude-jasno-da-su-dosli-do-kraja-protest-penzionera-na-trgu-republike/
https://vreme.com/en/vesti/protest-zdravstva-srbije-vicite-sloboda-da-se-cuje-do-zvezda/
https://vreme.com/drustvo/ko-ce-raditi-u-skolama-ako-krenu-otkazi/

Student List -
https://radar.nova.rs/politika/kontrola-izbora-studenti/
https://nova.rs/vesti/drustvo/studenati-izneli-program-svoje-izborne-liste/
https://elpais.com/internacional/2025-07-02/los-estudiantes-de-serbia-redoblan-la-presion-contra-el-presidente-Vučić-tras-siete-meses-de-protestas.html

Zaječar and Kosjerić municipal elections -
https://www.dw.com/en/local-election-results-deepen-serbias-political-crisis/a-72855782

Polling for Vučić -
https://www.intellinews.com/serbia-polls-spell-trouble-for-Vučić-391672/?source=serbia

Видео Why Support for Vučić is Collapsing канала TLDR News EU