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Serbia's acting president on post-Vucic future

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After the election in Serbia removed Aleklsandr Vucic from power after 14 years, we speak to the acting president Ana Brnabic about what Serbia's future looks like now.

Serbia's long-standing leader was defeated by a student-led protest movement in snap parliamentary elections.

Also in the programme: How opium production has risen again - not just in Afghanistan, but also in border areas of Pakistan; and an update on the Israeli elections, where there are now investigations into alleged foreign interference in the vote.

(Photo shows Serbia's acting president Ana Brnabic in the parliament in Belgrade, Serbia on 25 October 2022. Credit: Marko Djurica/Reuters)
29 Oct 11AM English United Kingdom News
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