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Vucic Concedes Defeat as Student List Wins Majority

By Drooid · Oct 26, 2026, 2:31 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

President Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat, saying the Student List won a parliamentary majority.
The Student List is projected to secure 135-140 of the 250 National Assembly seats.
Voter turnout reached roughly 68-70%, the highest since Yugoslavia’s 1992 breakup.
The movement grew from student protests after the November 2024 Novi Sad railway canopy collapse that killed 16 people.
Vucic blamed Western governments and independent media for interfering with the election outcome.

History

Historical Context

On 24 September 2000 Serbia held a presidential and parliamentary vote that gave the Democratic Opposition of Serbia (DOS) a win—176 of 250 assembly seats and a narrow first-round majority for Vojislav Koštunica. Mass protests culminating on 5 October 2000 forced Slobodan Miloševic to resign, sparking the country’s shift toward Western integration. The 2024 Student List, born from Novi Sad railway protests, echoes that grassroots overturn of entrenched power.

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Story summary

President Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat, saying the Student List won a parliamentary majority.
The Student List is projected to secure 135-140 of the 250 National Assembly seats.
Voter turnout reached roughly 68-70%, the highest since Yugoslavia’s 1992 breakup.
The movement grew from student protests after the November 2024 Novi Sad railway canopy collapse that killed 16 people.
Vucic blamed Western governments and independent media for interfering with the election outcome.

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