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Students’ List leads 44.5% ahead of 2026 election

By Drooid · Oct 22, 2026, 10:30 AM UTC · How we work

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Students lead poll

Serbian student groups are fielding a 250-candidate “Students’ List” in the parliamentary election scheduled for 25 October 2026.
A poll released 20 October by New Serbian Political Thought gave the Students’ List 44.5% support, ahead of the Serbian Progressive Party’s 42.7%.
The movement began after a Novi Sad station canopy collapse in November 2024 killed 16 people.
Students organized door-to-door canvassing, peaceful marches and a rotating leadership to avoid government targeting.

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Digital Surveillance Campaign

Serbian student groups are fielding a 250-candidate “Students’ List” in the parliamentary election scheduled for 25 October 2026.
Coverage emphasizes state repression and digital surveillance aimed at the student movement ahead of the vote.
Police arrested a student activist in Vrnjacka Banja and seized Students’ List campaign material, finding no weapons.
Election observers reported that 500,000 voters without addresses were added to the electoral register.

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Historical Context

On 2 June 1968, thousands of Belgrade students marched against inequality, and over 5,000 rallied in Ljubljana, prompting a televised address by President Josip Broz Tito on 9 June that offered limited reforms. The 2026 Serbian Students’ List, created after the November 2024 Novi Sad station collapse, revives that activist legacy to pressure the Serbian Progressive Party.

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Students lead poll

Serbian student groups are fielding a 250-candidate “Students’ List” in the parliamentary election scheduled for 25 October 2026.
A poll released 20 October by New Serbian Political Thought gave the Students’ List 44.5% support, ahead of the Serbian Progressive Party’s 42.7%.
The movement began after a Novi Sad station canopy collapse in November 2024 killed 16 people.
Students organized door-to-door canvassing, peaceful marches and a rotating leadership to avoid government targeting.

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