Student opposition wins Serbian election defeating ruling party

A student-led opposition movement defeated Aleksandar Vucic and his Serbian Progressive Party in early parliamentary elections held on October 25, 2026. The Atlantic Council and Wikipedia reported that the student-backed candidates ran on an anti-corruption platform and won a majority of seats in parliament. Vucic had called the snap vote in an effort to return as prime minister. [1][3]

According to preliminary results from the Republic Electoral Commission cited by Wikipedia, the Student List secured 53.3 percent of the valid votes with 96.9 percent of polling stations counted. The Serbian Progressive Party had been in power since 2012. [3]

As FTMQ Politics reported earlier, Vucic conceded defeat following the October 25 vote. Vucic had served as prime minister from 2014 to 2017 and as president from 2017 to 2026. The electoral defeat came after anti-corruption protests spread across Serbia following a canopy collapse in Novi Sad in 2024. [1][4]

Vucic originally dissolved the National Assembly and called the election on September 9, 2026, well ahead of the scheduled December 2027 deadline. The Atlantic Council reported that experts are now assessing what the new leadership means for domestic politics and foreign relations in Europe and beyond. [1][3]