Students March Into Belgrade as Vucic Holds Rally in Southern Serbia Ahead of Vote
The student-led opposition says it is polling neck and neck with Vučić’s party as both sides warn of unrest after Sunday’s vote.
- Tens of thousands rallied at the capital's Slavija Square on Thursday, October 22, 2026. This final event precedes the snap parliamentary election scheduled for Sunday, October 25, 2026.
- The movement formed following the November 1, 2024, collapse of a concrete canopy at the Novi Sad railway station. That tragedy killed 16 people and sparked nationwide protests against systemic government corruption.
- Fielding 250 candidates on an anti-corruption platform, the Student List has trained 15,000 poll monitors to document potential irregularities. They aim to safeguard the vote amid persistent concerns regarding ballot safety and fairness.
- Analysts warn a close race between the SNS-led list and the student-backed movement creates uncertainty. This environment raises fears of potential domestic instability if neither side concedes after the upcoming vote.
- Former President Aleksandar Vucic, who resigned on September 27, 2026, to run for prime minister, faces his largest political challenge. Monitoring groups claim there is a "Narrowing of freedoms and deepening of inequality" among voters.
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The 14-year rule of the Serbian Progressive Party could end this weekend.
She was one of the most involved since the beginning of the protests against the government, and shows the strength of the movement in view of the elections on Sunday
Tens of thousands of people gathered in Slavija Square in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, before the general election on Sunday to support the opposition supported by students.
Serbia goes to elections on Sunday and ahead of the elections 150,000 people have taken to the streets of Belgrade to protest against corruption and support the Student List party.
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NettavisenJust days before this weekend's elections in Serbia, around 150,000 people demonstrated in the streets of Belgrade in support of the student movement and against former Prime Minister and President Aleksandar Vucic.
"Serbia or the Mafia, Freedom or Slavery": The student list poses a fundamental question in the election campaign in Serbia. Can you succeed in disempowering the autocrat Aleksandar Vucic? Polls point to an open race.
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