Serbia's Vučiċ and Hungary's Orbán ousted by popular movements within a year

BBC reported that Serbian President Aleksandar Vučiċ and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán were both removed from power within a year, following popular movements.

Orbán was defeated in April by Péter Magyar's Tisza party, while Serbia's recent parliamentary elections saw a student movement, less than two years old, win by a landslide.

The Tisza party in Hungary is centered around its leader's personality, whereas Serbia's student movement insists it has no leadership, reflecting different organizational styles.

High voter turnout was significant in both countries, with 79% in Hungary and 69% in Serbia, driven largely by tech-savvy young people.

These youth used AI tools to analyze data, identify voting threats, and mobilize tens of thousands of election monitors to prevent intimidation and fraud.

The DE civic action group from Hungary also contributed by sending election monitors to Serbia to collaborate with the student movement during voting.

The coordinated efforts in voter mobilization and monitoring were key factors in the opposition victories in both nations.