Summary
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat in the early parliamentary election, saying the student-backed Students' List was projected to win a majority of seats. The result followed years of protests over corruption and democratic concerns, and prompted celebrations in Belgrade and other cities.
Key Facts
- Vucic said the Students' List was projected to win 135 to 140 of the 250 parliamentary seats.
- He projected that his Serbian Progressive Party, or SNS, would win about 105 seats.
- Vucic said the Students' List received about 2.2 million votes, compared with about 1.7 million for SNS.
- The election pitted SNS against an opposition movement shaped by university students, whose candidates included experts, athletes, farmers and artists.
- The student movement grew after 16 people died in 2024 when a concrete canopy collapsed at a train station in Novi Sad.
- Protests blamed corruption and misconduct during renovation work for the disaster.
- Vucic resigned as president the previous month to campaign for prime minister.
- Supporters of the Students' List celebrated in Belgrade and other Serbian cities after Vucic conceded.
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