Vucic concedes Serbian parliamentary election defeat to student movement
Aleksandar Vucic said preliminary sample results showed the Student List winning 135 to 140 seats in Serbia’s parliament, compared with 105 for his side.
Novi Sad, Serbia. Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic acknowledged on Sunday that the student-led protest movement had defeated his side in parliamentary elections. He said sample-based findings indicated a Student List victory, although final results were not yet available.
Preliminary seat figures
Vucic said the Student List was set to secure between 135 and 140 parliamentary seats, while his side would take 105. According to his assessment, no other group had gained parliamentary representation.
Protests preceded snap vote
Vucic called the snap vote in September, following nearly two years of demonstrations led by students over perceived corruption and growing authoritarianism.
The protests were sparked by a 2024 canopy collapse at a railway station in Novi Sad that killed 16 people. Broad support subsequently made the student movement the most significant challenge to Vucic since he became prime minister in 2014, before assuming the presidency in 2017.
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