A student-led movement is poised to govern Serbia after turning public frustration over corruption into a parliamentary victory. Its organization has relied on secretive “plenums” and code names based on the Teletubbies, reflecting a structure that has kept formal leadership at a distance.
The movement emerged from student activism and built support around opposition to corruption. Rather than presenting a conventional hierarchy, its members organized through collective assemblies, making the group difficult to identify with a single leader.
The use of Teletubbies-inspired code names has become one of the movement’s distinctive features. Alongside the closed-door plenums, the system has helped activists coordinate while maintaining the group’s decentralized character.
Its electoral success now places the movement in position to govern Serbia, transforming a protest network into a parliamentary force. The transition will test whether a campaign built around collective decision-making and opposition to corruption can operate effectively within formal political institutions.
Sources: Financial Times.