Overview
- The vote on October 25, 2026 produced a surprise outcome with projections from CeSID and other groups showing the Student List at about 52–53 percent and roughly 135–141 seats in the 250-seat parliament.
- Aleksandar Vučić acknowledged defeat on election night, removing a figure who led Serbia’s politics for about 14 years and triggering mass celebrations across Belgrade and other cities.
- Turnout was unusually high at nearly 69–70 percent, reflecting broad public mobilization that began after the Novi Sad station collapse in November 2024 and grew into a long protest movement.
- The Student List is a grassroots network that nominated mostly academics, doctors and cultural figures through plenary meetings, and it has not yet named a prime minister or formed a cabinet.
- Brussels quickly offered cooperation on reforms in judiciary, media freedom and anti-corruption work, but practical hurdles remain because the SNS built deep administrative and patronage networks that will be hard to unwind.