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Students’ List topples Vucic party in snap election

By Drooid · Oct 29, 2026 · How we work

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The student-led Students’ List won a snap parliamentary election, toppling Aleksandar Vucic’s party.
The Students’ List secured about 135–140 seats while Vucic’s party retained roughly 105.
Voter turnout approached 70%, the highest since Yugoslavia’s breakup in 1992.
Student Filip Ubovic demanded resignations of police, intelligence and judiciary heads and protection of evidence.
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Commissioner Marta Kos congratulated the Students’ List and pledged accession assistance.

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Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov praised Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic after his electoral defeat.
Peskov urged Serbia’s incoming leaders to keep cooperation with Russia, citing energy supplies as a national interest.
Russia has not joined EU sanctions on Moscow over Ukraine, maintaining close economic, political, and military links with Belgrade.
Novak Djokovic said the student movement’s victory sparked worldwide pride and expressed hope for Serbia’s prosperous future.

History

In September 2000 Serbia held a presidential election that opposition leader Vojislav Koštunica won with just over 2.5 million votes, prompting mass protests on 5 October. Hundreds of thousands gathered in Belgrade, and the Bulldozer Revolution forced Slobodan Miloševic to resign, ushering democratic reforms. The 2024 Students’ List, winning 138 parliamentary seats, echoes that grassroots power in Serbia’s EU-integration debate.

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In September 2000 Serbia held a presidential election that opposition leader Vojislav Koštunica won with just over 2.5 million votes, prompting mass protests on 5 October. Hundreds of thousands gathered in Belgrade, and the Bulldozer Revolution forced Slobodan Miloševic to resign, ushering democratic reforms. The 2024 Students’ List, winning 138 parliamentary seats, echoes that grassroots power in Serbia’s EU-integration debate.

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