Serbia holds snap election as Vučić faces student movement
The gist
Serbia voted in snap parliamentary elections on 25 October, with 46% turnout by 14:00.
The result tests Aleksandar Vučić's decade-long dominance against a student-led challenger.
How it unfolded
- 2024A train station canopy collapsed in Novi Sad, killing 16 people and triggering student-led protests.
- Sep 9, 2026President Aleksandar Vučić dissolved parliament and called snap parliamentary elections for 25 October, following a proposal by the Serbian government.
- Sep 27, 2026Vučić resigned as president to lead the SNS-backed parliamentary electoral list; parliament speaker Ana Brnabić became acting president.