In Serbia and Hungary, groundswells of youthful energy topple entrenched governments
The success in Serbia of antigovernment youth activists echoed other bottom-up protest movements that have recently challenged what they see as entrenched, unresponsive power structures in Europe and beyond. In Serbia and Hungary, youth activists have toppled entrenched governments in both countries. After Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat in an election against student-backed candidates, the student movement ripped down the barricades surrounding a park in Belgrade. The victory came after two years of sustained protests against Vucac, accusing him of increasing authoritarianism and corruption. In Hungary, Péter Magyar, a political newcomer who spent two years campaigning against corruption, won the election with the highest electoral turnout in Hungary's post-socialist history. Both now face the task of restoring a ravaged democracy and institutions, without the constitutional majority that Magyars enjoys in Hungary.
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But after Vucic stunned the Balkan country Sunday evening by conceding defeat in an election against student-backed candidates, ecstatic young revelers filled the streets of Belgrade and ripped down t... [6543 symbols]
