Hundreds of thousands mark student-led victory on the same streets that were once the scene of police beatings

• Serbian leader Aleksandar Vučić ousted by student movement in seismic election

Standing on the streets of Belgrade, as passing cars honked excitedly and revellers high-fived police officers, Sara, 24, gestures to the streets around her to explain just how much things had changed for Serbia’s student-led movement.

Moments earlier, the country’s longstanding leader, Aleksandar Vučić, had conceded defeat to the student movement, ushering in a seismic political shift in the Balkan country.