BELGRADE, October 27, 2026: Serbia’s student-backed opposition has won an outright parliamentary majority in preliminary results from the country’s snap election, marking a major political setback for President Aleksandar Vučić and his governing alliance.
The Republic Electoral Commission announced on Monday that the Student List had received 52.71% of votes counted, equivalent to 140 seats in the 250-member National Assembly.
The Aleksandar Vučić–United Serbia alliance received 39.17%, translating into 104 seats in the commission’s preliminary allocation.
The figures were based on returns processed from 8,187 polling stations as of Monday evening.
The result follows a prolonged protest movement that grew after the collapse of a railway station canopy in Novi Sad killed 16 people.
Demonstrators demanded accountability over the disaster and broader action against alleged corruption, eventually building a movement capable of contesting national elections.
The Student List campaigned on political accountability, institutional reform and improvements to education.
Its apparent victory creates the possibility of a government outside the political alliance that has dominated Serbian politics for more than a decade.
However, winning an election and forming an effective administration present different challenges.
The movement includes candidates from varied professional and political backgrounds, and questions remain over its leadership structure, choice of prime minister and ability to maintain parliamentary unity.
Under Serbia’s constitutional arrangements, the process of forming a government follows the confirmation of election results and the convening of parliament.
The election commission’s figures remain preliminary and could change before the final allocation of seats is certified.
International attention will also focus on how a new administration approaches Serbia’s relations with the European Union, Russia and neighbouring countries.
For now, the central development is clear: a movement that emerged from street protests has secured enough preliminary seats to govern, provided its members remain united.