Politics
Serbia holds snap election with record turnout as student movement vies to unseat Vučić
October 25, 2026 at 03:56 PM
3 reports · 1 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 10 hours
BNBBC News
Early reports suggest record high turnout in Serbia elections
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
انتخابات مبكرة في صربيا لحسم المواجهة بين حراك الطلاب وهيمنة "فوتشيتش"
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AJAl Jazeera English
Serbia votes in election pitting longtime leader against student movement
(opens the publisher’s site)Serbia held a snap parliamentary election Sunday, with record turnout reported as a student movement challenges longtime leader Aleksandar Vučić.
- Early reports showed 46% turnout by 14:00 local time, nearly a million more voters than at the same point in the December 2023 election.
- The Student List seeks to oust Vučić after protests sparked by the 2024 Novi Sad train canopy collapse that killed 16.
- Vučić, who resigned as president in September to run again for prime minister, pledged higher pensions and public-sector salaries.
- An Ipsos poll published Thursday gave the Serbian Progressive Party 47% versus the students' 40%, though other polls put the students ahead.