Student Movement Claims Victory in Serbian Election

Vučić's party projects his opponents, the Students’ List, will secure between 135 and 140 seats in the 250-member Parliament. His SNS party expects to hold around 105 seats.

The newly formed Students’ List movement, despite its name, fielded candidates who are experts, athletes, farmers, and artists; no students were among them. The movement's origins trace back to protests that began in Novi Sad in November 2024, following the collapse of a train station roof.

Critics saw the collapse as emblematic of widespread corruption, with links drawn to the president. A movement born from this tragedy, initially involving students blockading streets, evolved into national protests against corruption and government negligence.

Belgrade saw Serbia's largest anti-government protest in March 2025. The prime minister resigned in January 2025 in an effort to defuse tensions.

The movement organized through student assemblies or plenums. It fielded candidates for all 250 parliamentary seats. Serbia has 6.4 million voters electing lawmakers to the 250-member Parliament.

Monitors predicted total turnout in the election could reach around 70%. Independent election monitors reported dozens of cases of irregularities on Sunday.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen congratulated the student movement. International observers are set to present their preliminary report on the vote in the early afternoon.