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Student Movement Ousts Vucic as Novi Sad Collapse Probe Remains Active

The election victory gives the student movement a mandate to push stalled prosecutions for the station collapse.

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People stand next to floral tributes outside the train station in Novi Sad, Serbia, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, on the second anniversary of the canopy collapse disaster that killed 16 people. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
People attend a commemorative service, on the second anniversary of the fatal November 2024 railway station canopy collapse, which killed 16 people, triggering nationwide accusations of widespread corruption and negligence, in Novi Sad, Serbia, November 1, 2026. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
People react at the Novi Sad railway station during a commemorative service, on the second anniversary of the fatal November 2024 canopy collapse of the station, which killed 16 people, triggering nationwide accusations of widespread corruption and negligence, in Novi Sad, Serbia, November 1, 2026. REUTERS/Uros Arsic

Overview

  • On Nov. 1, 2024 a concrete canopy at Novi Sad railway station collapsed during renovation work and killed 16 people, a disaster that launched sustained student-led protests.
  • Prosecutors in Novi Sad filed an indictment charging 13 people with crimes tied to the reconstruction, and authorities have arrested high-profile figures including former construction minister Goran Vesic.
  • A separate organised-crime investigation in Belgrade is examining possible fraud and money laundering linked to the project and names other senior officials and company managers.
  • Tens of thousands marked the second anniversary of the collapse on Nov. 1, 2026 with memorials that coincided with a 48-hour detention of Marko Kricak on abuse-of-office allegations and visible shifts in state media coverage.
  • The Student List’s late-October 2026 election win hands the movement power to demand transparent trials and institutional reform, but jurisdictional disputes, pretrial delays, earlier pardons and political maneuvering mean accountability will remain contested as new authorities take office.