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Poll Puts Serbia’s Student Opposition Ahead of Vucic

By Drooid · Oct 23, 2026, 6:29 PM UTC · How we work

Center

Student List Leads Poll

Serbian parliamentary elections are set for October 25, 2026, pitting the ruling Serbian Progressive Party of Aleksandar Vucic against a student-led opposition list.
An independent poll released shortly before the vote places the student-led list ahead of Vucic’s party.
About 900 social-media influencers, reaching over 40 million followers, support the student list.
OSCE observers said voter registrations still miss street addresses and house numbers, breaching earlier recommendations.

Right

GDP Tripling Claim

Serbian parliamentary elections are set for October 25, 2026, with Aleksandar Vucic’s Serbian Progressive Party facing a student-led opposition list.
Vucic and Foreign Minister Marko Djuric stress rapid economic growth and continuity, while U.S. senators propose the SRBIJA Act tying aid to reforms.
In September, Aleksandar Vucic resigned the presidency and dissolved parliament, prompting the snap election.
Vucic cited Serbia’s GDP rising from €32 billion to over €100 billion under his leadership.

Blindspot

RFE/RL investigations reported alleged use of Pegasus spyware in at least 16 cases and said Serbian-funded institutions in Kosovo were pressured to vote for the ruling party, according to the Center-leaning sources.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Center-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Right-leaning coverage.

History

Historical Context

The 24 September 2000 presidential vote gave Vojislav Koštunica a narrow first-round win, with roughly 5 million voters casting ballots, sparking the 5 October Bulldozer Revolution that forced Slobodan Miloševic to resign after mass protests led by the student group Otpor!. That democratic break-through set the stage for today’s 2026 parliamentary contest between Aleksandar Vucic’s Progressive Party and a student-led list.

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Student List Leads Poll

Serbian parliamentary elections are set for October 25, 2026, pitting the ruling Serbian Progressive Party of Aleksandar Vucic against a student-led opposition list.
An independent poll released shortly before the vote places the student-led list ahead of Vucic’s party.
About 900 social-media influencers, reaching over 40 million followers, support the student list.
OSCE observers said voter registrations still miss street addresses and house numbers, breaching earlier recommendations.

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