Dozens of academics become politicians after student group’s stunning victory

Incredible development in Serbia, where a parliament of experts sets out to reform a notoriously corrupt state.

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[–] 128 points 5 days ago (7 children)

Honestly, this whole road was very hard and so surprising even for us from Serbia, I still can't believe it. No external support, plenty of support for the ruling regime. Years of protests. Corruption at all levels. I can hardly believe. Already lots of arrests and country-fleeing rats. We've already had revolutions, but this one is the first one that feels like it's peoples'. Hope it turns out good. But Serbia is small and susceptible to a lot of external pressures. Gonna be really hard.

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  • [–] [S] 35 points 5 days ago (3 children)

    More power to you and your cause! Looking forward to visit the country soon to see what’s happening first hand.

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  • [–] 25 points 5 days ago (2 children)

    I see the same spirit throughout Europe, I hope for similar outcomes - Albania, France, Italy, Hungary. Past regime has been breeding xenophobia, as it suits authoritarian regimes, I hope to see more celebration of similarities between people rather than pointing out differences.

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  • [–] 5 points 5 days ago (1 child)

    Thanks for that

    Here in Austria (and looking over to Germany) it doesn't look really good...nice when not all falls apart

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  • [–] 8 points 5 days ago

    IMO, whenever things get tough, people first reach for the extreme - right or left, then only after that fails (and it can fail spectacularly), they look for smart-looking folks. Serbia has only been a bit quick to fail with extreme - in this case - the extreme populist. This is just my oversimplified opinion, the truth is far more complex - but Serbia has clearly had enough.

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