Serbia’s student-backed opposition has declared victory in the country’s snap parliamentary election on Sunday, 25 October 2026, following Aleksandar Vučić’s acknowledgment that his electoral bloc had lost. Celebrations began at the Students’ List headquarters in Belgrade, while the official count by Serbia’s Republic Electoral Commission (RIK) continued.
“Tonight we celebrate victory, tomorrow we build the future”
Radomir Sajčić, a Belgrade University professor who spoke on behalf of the students at their election headquarters, described the moment as one in which the public’s voice was being heard. Speaking to reporters, he said: “Tonight we celebrate victory, tomorrow we build the future,” according to Reuters.
Ilija Srdanović, the lead candidate of the “Students’ List – Students Win” slate, also welcomed the result and said the country was moving towards a different political future. N1 Serbia reported chants and singing among supporters in the election headquarters after Vučić’s remarks.
Vučić concedes as projections indicate a parliamentary majority
Earlier in the evening, Vučić told supporters that the Student List had defeated the slate associated with his Serbian Progressive Party (SNS). He estimated that the students’ electoral list would take 135–140 of the National Assembly’s 250 seats, against approximately 105 seats for his own alliance. Those figures came from a stratified sample and were not certified election results.
A separate CeSID/Ipsos sample-based projection cited by Reuters assigned the Students’ List approximately 138 seats and the Vučić-backed slate 104. A majority in Serbia’s parliament requires 126 seats. Minority-party representation could account for some of the remaining seats, subject to the final result.
Read Votendi’s earlier report: Vučić concedes defeat and estimates 135–140 seats for the Students’ List.
What happens next?
The Students’ List has emerged from nearly two years of student-led demonstrations following the fatal November 2024 collapse of a railway-station canopy in Novi Sad. For its supporters, the election-night declaration marks an important moment; however, the distribution of parliamentary mandates, certification of results and formation of a government remain separate steps.
Statements from election headquarters and polling projections should not be confused with the official RIK count, which may change as additional polling stations are reported. Votendi displays official figures separately from media projections and political claims.
Follow Serbia’s parliamentary election results live on Votendi.
Sources: Index.hr (initial report); Reuters; N1 Serbia; RTS. Reported on 25 October 2026.
