Serbia votes in tight parliamentary election pitting Vucic against student movement

Briefing by News4U · First published 2026-10-25 16:37:07 UTC

Serbians vote Sunday in a parliamentary election that pits longtime leader Aleksandar Vucic against a student-led movement after two years of anti-corruption protests.

Serbians vote Sunday in a parliamentary election that pits longtime leader Aleksandar Vucic against a student-led movement after two years of anti-corruption protests triggered by the 2024 Novi Sad train station canopy collapse that killed 16 people. Vucic, who resigned as president in September to run for prime minister, faces the Students' List, a 250-candidate slate led by cardiologist Ilija Srdanovic. Polls show a tight race, with one Ipsos survey giving Vucic's Serbian Progressive Party 47 percent to the students' 40 percent. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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1. Serbia votes in election pitting longtime leader against student movement

   Al Jazeera · 2026-10-25 04:43:06 UTC · Full text

2. Serbia election: Student movement seeks to end Aleksandar Vucic's rule

   DW English · 2026-10-25 05:32:00 UTC · Full text

3. Serbians face a choice between the populist right and the student protest movement

   SBS News · 2026-10-25 06:31:13 UTC · Full text

4. Serbia votes as strongman Vučić faces grassroots challenge to 12-year rule – Europe live

   The Guardian · 2026-10-25 16:14:37 UTC · Full text

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