A grassroots student movement defeated Aleksandar Vucic in Serbia's election, but breaking a strongman's grip on the ballot box is only the first act of confronting his captured state.
After a record turnout and a landslide for the Student List, Aleksandar Vučić finally accepted the end of his rule, proving that even the most entrenched patronage machines eventually fail.
As students march on Belgrade against an autocratic regime, Aleksandar Vučić faces a democratic reckoning that exposes the true limits of entrenched strongman rule.