France, Oct. 23 -- More than 100,000 people gathered in Belgrade in support of Serbia's youth movement on Thursday, in the final campaign rally ahead of polls that could see an end to the 12-year rule of populist strongman Aleksandar Vucic, leader of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS).

Crowds chanted "victory" ahead of Sunday's vote, which comes after two years of student-led protests against Vucic.

The movement, which is fielding 250 candidates under the Student List banner, emerged after the collapse of a canopy at the newly renovated Novi Sad railway station killed 16 people.

The disaster fuelled public anger over alleged corruption and negligence, turning demands for accountability into a nationwide campaign against the government...