According to a statement by former Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, the opposition "Student List" has won the country's snap parliamentary elections.
Speaking at the headquarters of the Serbian Progressive Party, Vučić acknowledged that, based on the results of a stratified sample, his party had lost the election; he noted that many would be surprised, as some politicians had significantly distorted the reality of the situation.
Polling stations in Serbia closed at 8:00 p.m. local time. Earlier, the Republic Electoral Commission reported that voter turnout stood at 64.89 percent two hours before the polls closed; meanwhile, long queues were observed at polling stations in Belgrade throughout the day on Sunday.
According to the former president’s estimates, the opposition will secure 135 out of 140 seats, while Vučić’s party, the Serbian Progressive Party (Srpska napredna stranka, or SNS), will hold around 105.
Source of information: Global News Agencies including REUTERS / TASS / AFP / ANADOLU / INT.RU / Al Jazeera / CNN
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The student movement that is now taking power emerged after the tragedy of 1 November 2024 in the Serbian city of Novi Sad. At that time, a concrete canopy at the railway station collapsed. Sixteen people were killed. The tragedy sparked mass protests throughout the country, which later grew into a nationwide movement against the government and President Aleksandar Vučić, whom the protesters accused of corruption and the usurpation of power.
ReplyDeleteThroughout 2025, students organized mass rallies, blocked universities, roads, and government institutions. Teachers joined the movement, and later all kinds of groups did as well – football fans, trade unions, human rights activists.
ReplyDeleteOver time, the student movement turned into a political force and put forward its own list of candidates in the parliamentary elections – the main rival of the students was the ruling Serbian Progressive Party, linked to Vučić. The party had been in power for as long as 14 years: in 2012 he became Serbia’s first deputy prime minister, in 2014 he headed the government, and in 2017 he became president.