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OSCE Flags Irregularities as Serbia Holds Snap Poll

By Drooid · Oct 25, 2026, 2:03 PM UTC · How we work

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Intimidation Threats Warning

Serbia held snap parliamentary elections on 25 October 2026 to fill all 250 seats in the National Assembly.
Civil society groups warned that intimidation and misuse of public resources threatened genuinely free and fair election conditions.
About 150,000 people massively rallied in central Belgrade supporting the Student List.
Belgrade prosecutors questioned six people suspected of planning election-day violence, riots or attacks before voting.

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Vucic Prime Bid

Serbia held snap parliamentary elections on 25 October 2026 to fill all 250 National Assembly seats.
Coverage stresses Aleksandar Vucic’s bid to remain in power as prime minister while questioning the student-led opposition’s capacity to govern.
Vucic resigned the presidency on 27 September, dissolved parliament, and is now campaigning for the prime-minister post.
Foreign Minister Marko Djuric said the student movement is unlikely to win, noting Serbia’s economic growth and dialogue with the United States.

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Early Voting Spike

Serbia held snap parliamentary elections on 25 October 2026 to fill all 250 National Assembly seats.
The vote featured voter-register irregularities, with over 500,000 entries lacking street addresses, and the OSCE said Serbia had not implemented all 2023 observation recommendations.
By 10 a.m., about 20 % of 6.4 million registered voters had cast early ballots, double 2023’s rate.
An Ipsos poll on 22 October gave the Progressive Party 47 % and the Students’ List 40 %.

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Historical Context

In September 2000 Serbia held its first direct presidential vote; opposition leader Vojislav Koštunica claimed over 50 % of the tally, prompting mass protests on 5 October that forced Slobodan Miloševic to resign. The “Bulldozer Revolution,” driven by the Democratic Opposition of Serbia and student group Otpor!, set a precedent for today’s 2026 snap parliamentary contest.

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Intimidation Threats Warning

Serbia held snap parliamentary elections on 25 October 2026 to fill all 250 seats in the National Assembly.
Civil society groups warned that intimidation and misuse of public resources threatened genuinely free and fair election conditions.
About 150,000 people massively rallied in central Belgrade supporting the Student List.
Belgrade prosecutors questioned six people suspected of planning election-day violence, riots or attacks before voting.

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