Serbia’s Student Movement Wins Parliamentary Election

2026, October 25

Serbia

Serbia’s student-backed political movement secured a historic victory in the parliamentary election, ending the ruling alliance’s dominance under longtime leader Aleksandar Vučić. Preliminary results put the Student List at approximately 52.7% of the vote and around 140 of the parliament’s 250 seats. The movement emerged from widespread protests following the November 2024 railway-station canopy collapse in Novi Sad, which killed 16 people.

Tens of thousands of supporters celebrated in Belgrade after Vučić acknowledged the defeat. The movement campaigned on tackling corruption, improving accountability and strengthening public institutions, but questions remain about how its diverse, largely grassroots candidates will form a government and translate the protest movement’s demands into policy.