Declaration of final vote results in Serbia paves way for student movement to form government
The student-backed movement won 140 seats, and prosecutors have opened corruption and vote-buying cases against senior officials.
- On October 25, 2026, Serbia's student-led Student List coalition won snap parliamentary elections with 53 percent of the vote, securing 140 of 250 seats and ending 14 years of Serbian Progressive Party rule; former President Aleksandar Vučić conceded defeat.
- A railway station canopy in Novi Sad collapsed on November 1, 2024, killing 16 people, becoming a lethal symbol of state negligence that sparked nearly two years of protests demanding systemic accountability.
- Prosecutors have detained senior officials, including Alta Bank owner Davor Macura, over corruption suspicions; investigations span vote-buying, abuse of office, and rigged procurement amid record voter turnout of nearly 70 percent.
- Incoming lawmakers must form a government within 90 days of the inaugural session while the Student List identifies a presidential candidate for an election due by year-end, though the coalition holds sufficient seats to govern alone.
- Governing will test the Student List's ability to reconcile ideologically diverse factions—from conservative nationalists to liberal reformers—while overhauling the judiciary and navigating institutional capture by the former ruling party.
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Svenska Dagbladet
SydsvenskanAfter the Serbian election ruckus, the world now wants to know if the student movement can go from protests to politics. Student Senka Pejic was there from the start and lived on the university premises for a whole year. She has no doubts. – I think this way of organizing will become the new normal.
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