Serbia's Vučić and Hungary's Orbán fall to youth-led movements

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić was defeated in last weekend's parliamentary elections by a student-led movement, mirroring Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's fall to Péter Magyar's Tisza party in April, ending both leaders' long tenures within a year. Both victories were driven by high turnout—79% in Hungary and 69% in Serbia—mobilized by tech-savvy youth using AI tools and tens of thousands of election monitors to deter intimidation and fraud. Hungarian activists shared methods with Serbian students, including identifying "infected" polling districts and deploying mobile teams to film suspicious activity. Vučić conceded at 21:30 Sunday, the same time Orbán did on 12 April, and reportedly sought Orbán's advice twice that night, though Vučić denies the first call. Both leaders now face potential corruption prosecutions, and the Student List won 140 seats, matching Tisza's count in Hungary's parliament.