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Students' List Wins Serbia Election, Ending Vucic Rule

By Drooid · Oct 29, 2026 · How we work

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Summary

Students' List won the parliamentary election, ending Aleksandar Vucic’s 14-year rule.
Preliminary results gave the movement 52.71% of votes and 140 of 250 seats.
Turnout reached 68.78%, the highest in over three decades.
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pledged EU support for rule-of-law reforms.
Parliament must convene within 30 days and form a government within 90 days.

History

After the September 24, 2000 presidential vote that ousted Slobodan Miloševic, Serbia held its first free parliamentary election on December 23, 2000. The Democratic Opposition of Serbia captured 176 of 250 seats with a record 68 % turnout, while the Bulldozer Revolution on October 5 forced Miloševic’s resignation, and sparked a new democratic era across the country.

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After the September 24, 2000 presidential vote that ousted Slobodan Miloševic, Serbia held its first free parliamentary election on December 23, 2000. The Democratic Opposition of Serbia captured 176 of 250 seats with a record 68 % turnout, while the Bulldozer Revolution on October 5 forced Miloševic’s resignation, and sparked a new democratic era across the country.

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