{"id":12645,"date":"2026-10-26T11:00:26","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T11:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=12645"},"modified":"2026-10-26T11:00:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T11:00:26","slug":"romanian-president-congratulates-serbian-people-after-student-led-protest-movement-wins-parliamentary-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=12645","title":{"rendered":"Romanian president congratulates Serbian people after student-led protest movement wins parliamentary elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President Nicu\u0219or Dan congratulated the Serbian people on the parliamentary elections, marked by the highest voter turnout in decades, as well as the surprise victory of the student-backed list of candidates.<\/p>\n<p>The students were on course to win 52.9% of the vote, according to a later projection by independent pollsters CeSID, with the highest turnout in years, at 69.34%, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cw5yn3xlprpmo\">BBC<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<p>In a message published on X, the head of state said that Romania is ready to cooperate with the new government in Belgrade to support Serbia&#8217;s European path and strengthen regional stability.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NicusorDanRO\/status\/2114626899892682911?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2114626899892682911%7Ctwgr%5Ece2f97e0718f4fc9fceed002dafacf56a8ceb7e7%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.digi24.ro%2Fstiri%2Factualitate%2Ffelicitari-poporului-sarb-reactia-lui-nicusor-dan-dupa-victoria-studentilor-in-alegerile-din-serbia-4008841\">https:\/\/x.com\/NicusorDanRO\/status\/2114626899892682911?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2114626899892682911%7Ctwgr%5Ece2f97e0718f4fc9fceed002dafacf56a8ceb7e7%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.digi24.ro%2Fstiri%2Factualitate%2Ffelicitari-poporului-sarb-reactia-lui-nicusor-dan-dupa-victoria-studentilor-in-alegerile-din-serbia-4008841<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The president emphasized Romania&#8217;s willingness to cooperate with the future Serbian government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRomania stands ready to work with the new government for Serbia&#8217;s European path and a stable, prosperous neighbourhood,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Nicu\u0219or Dan also highlighted the historical ties between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBound by our communities and a long-standing friendship along the Danube, Romania and Serbia can build an even stronger partnership,\u201d the head of state added.<\/p>\n<p>Former Serbian prime minister Aleksandar Vu\u010di\u0107 admitted defeat in the snap elections called on Sunday, October 25, following nearly two years of student-led anti-government protests. The protests were sparked by the collapse of the Novi Sad station canopy, killing 16 people, on November 1, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The result was received with cheers in the center of Novi Sad, where celebrations were held. It was also welcomed by several European leaders, including European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, who reaffirmed the European Union&#8217;s support for democratic reforms and Serbia&#8217;s European integration.<\/p>\n<p>The Student List that defeated Vu\u010di\u0107 has no clear leader. Its candidates come from across Serbian society and campaigned on anti-corruption.<\/p>\n<p>Hungarian prime minister P\u00e9ter Magyar, who upended longtime leader Viktor Orb\u00e1n after 16 years in office, said he was delighted to hear from the Student List&#8217;s leaders &#8220;how much strength our victory in April had given them.&#8221;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Nicu\u0219or Dan congratulated the Serbian people on the parliamentary elections, marked by the highest voter turnout in decades, as well as the surprise victory of the student-backed list of candidates. The students were on course to win 52.9% of the vote, according to a later projection by independent pollsters CeSID, with the highest turnout [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12645","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12645","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12645"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12645\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12645"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}