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Student List Wins 140 Seats, Secures 52.65% Majority

By Drooid · Oct 28, 2026, 02:28 UTC · How we work

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Summary

Student List secured a parliamentary majority with 52.65% of the vote and 140 of 250 seats.
Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat about 90 minutes after polls closed on 25 October 2026.
EU leaders Ursula von der Leyen and António Costa pledged reform support for the new government.
The leaderless Student List must negotiate a cabinet and policy program within 30 days, tackling corruption and Kosovo ties.

History

Poland’s June 4 1989 semi-free election—Solidarity captured all 161 contested Sejm seats (72 % of the vote) and most Senate seats, forcing communist leader Wojciech Jaruzelski to cede the presidency (19 July) and appoint Tadeusz Mazowiecki as prime minister (24 August). That peaceful activist-driven transition inspired Serbia’s Student List, which won 140 of 250 seats with 52.65 % in 2023, promising EU-backed reforms.

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Historical Context

Poland’s June 4 1989 semi-free election—Solidarity captured all 161 contested Sejm seats (72 % of the vote) and most Senate seats, forcing communist leader Wojciech Jaruzelski to cede the presidency (19 July) and appoint Tadeusz Mazowiecki as prime minister (24 August). That peaceful activist-driven transition inspired Serbia’s Student List, which won 140 of 250 seats with 52.65 % in 2023, promising EU-backed reforms.

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