Serbia's Vucic concedes defeat to student led movement in parliamentary election
- On Sunday, October 25, 2026, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić conceded defeat after parliamentary elections, as the reformist Student List movement led by cardiologist Ilija Srdanovic secured a projected majority in the 250-seat parliament.
- Two years of student-led demonstrations against corruption and authoritarianism triggered this shift, stemming from the 2024 collapse of a train station canopy in Novi Sad that killed 16 people.
- Voter turnout reached nearly 70%, the highest in over three decades, with the Student List projected to win 135 to 140 seats compared to 105 for Vučić's SNS party.
- Streets in Belgrade erupted in celebration following the announcement, with supporters chanting victory. Radomir Sajcic, a Belgrade University professor, declared: "Tonight we celebrate victory, tomorrow we build the future."
- This result marks the fourth consecutive defeat for pro-Russian or far-right parties in Europe this year, though the new government must navigate complex relations with China, Russia, and the European Union.
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(Add more details and update information) Belgrade, Oct 25 (EFE).- The nationalist populist Aleksandar Vucic, a strong man of Serbian politics for 12 years, acknowledged this Sunday before his followers in Belgrade that the opposition Student List won the legislative elections with wide margin. "It is clear that we have lost these elections. [...] The entry The opposition wins the elections in Serbia and separates the populist Vucic from power w…
The Serbian leader conceded on Sunday the victory against the Student List, a coalition supported by the youth movement that has been demonstrating for two years against its authoritarian regime.
According to projections, Aleksandar Vucics SNS clearly loses the parliamentary election in Serbia against the student list. The movement reaches the absolute majority in parliament.
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