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Students’ List leads Serbia snap election polls, 250 seats

By Drooid · Oct 22, 2026, 6:07 PM UTC · How we work

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Students’ List leads polls

Serbia is holding a snap parliamentary election on Sunday, with all 250 National Assembly seats up for vote.
Center coverage frames the student-led “Students’ List” as the primary challenger to Aleksandar Vucic’s Serbian Progressive Party.
Aleksandar Vucic, who left the presidency in September, now heads the Serbian Progressive Party.
Polls give the Students’ List 44-48% support versus 39-42% for Vucic’s United Serbia coalition.

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EU Election Safety Concerns

Serbia is holding a snap parliamentary election on Sunday, with all 250 National Assembly seats up for vote.
Coverage stresses the student-led movement’s challenge to Aleksandar Vucic’s rule and its call for accountability and democratic reforms.
Tens of thousands of university students rallied in Belgrade before the vote.
EU officials and international monitors warned the election’s safety and fairness were at risk.

Blindspot

The student protests stem from a November 2024 Novi Sad railway-station canopy collapse that killed 16 people, a catalyst cited by student leaders.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning coverage.

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Students’ List leads polls

Serbia is holding a snap parliamentary election on Sunday, with all 250 National Assembly seats up for vote.
Center coverage frames the student-led “Students’ List” as the primary challenger to Aleksandar Vucic’s Serbian Progressive Party.
Aleksandar Vucic, who left the presidency in September, now heads the Serbian Progressive Party.
Polls give the Students’ List 44-48% support versus 39-42% for Vucic’s United Serbia coalition.

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