Crowds celebrate student-led movement with red flares in Kragujevac, Serbia

On October 25, 2026, in Kragujevac, Serbia, @hetneonadnoly shared a video of a large crowd gathering at Freedom Square (Trg slobode) in front of the municipal government building. In the video, red flares illuminate the square, casting a crimson glow and sending thick smoke into the night sky as people cheer, chant, blow whistles, and wave Serbian flags. Some participants also dance kolo, a traditional Serbian circle dance, in the surrounding streets. According to reports, the gathering was held to celebrate the reported electoral success of the student-led Student List (Studentska lista) movement in Serbia’s early parliamentary elections. The elections followed nearly two years of nationwide anti-corruption protests that began after a railway station canopy collapsed in Novi Sad.