Serbia’s Vucic concedes after student-led 'Student List' wins parliamentary vote

politicsOct 26, 2026393,627

Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat after the student-led Student List was projected to win a parliamentary majority, with Vucic saying the group was expected to take between 135 and 140 of 250 seats compared with about 105 for his electoral list. The vote capped almost two years of nationwide student-led protests against perceived corruption and creeping authoritarianism, and the ruling Serbian Progressive Party had governed since 2012. Vucic told supporters, "It is clear that we have lost these elections," comments that were met with cheers, euphoria and tears at Student List headquarters, where parliamentary candidate Radomir Saicic declared students were leading in almost all polling stations. The State Election Commission reported turnout of 64.9 percent by 6pm local time, the highest since the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1992. Election observers recorded problems: the Centre for Research, Transparency and Accountability said its monitors saw pressure on voters or election workers at almost a third of 500 polling stations, and CeSID logged about 260 reports of potential irregularities including ballot photography and identification difficulties. Celebrations and large street gatherings erupted across Belgrade after Vucic's announcement, with tents set up by his loyalists in a central park being dismantled. The projected result would end the SNS's uninterrupted rule since 2012 and hands a parliamentary majority to the Student List, setting the stage for a transition of power.

MadGreek 🧿

@madgreek2024.bsky.social

Tonight Students Saved Democracy in Serbia. 🇷🇸 They won the election. The Student List movement unites youth, academics, and civic voices across Serbia. Grounded in anti-corruption reforms, democratic integrity, transparent governance, this movement brings hope to many. Vučić conceded defeat!

21378h ago

Hope ☄️ (NO DMS!) 🇨🇦🇬🇷 “Know Thyself.”28

🇷🇸 America, take note: PROLONGED 2 years of PROTESTS DO WORK! Ask Serbia! ✊👏🪧🇨🇦

MDC_LetsEndTheMadness16

STUDENTS IN AMERICA. BEHOLD THE POWER YOU HAVE.

🦋FloridaLib🦋15

May we Americans earn the same success. It would be joyous.

falalala50.bsky.social13

Brazil, Serbia…here’s hoping Israel usher Netanyahu off the stage and into court on Tuesday, and then we bury the Republican party on November 3rd!

Alexander—Thinkin' Texan (I discuss ideas, not people)12

Saving democracy is a 24/7/365 vigilance and action job. It is not a one time thing where its existence will be guaranteed afterwards. That's an understanding we seem not to appreciate in The States. 😮‍💨

A Starry Knight 🗽⚖🗽9

Awesome work, Serbia 🇷🇸 👏🏽

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Democrat-God9

Brazil won. Serbia won. USA - We need to take back our country. We need to annihilate Trump, Elon, and all Maga roaches. Go Vote. It's all up to us. Brazil did it. Serbia did it. 🙏👍

David 🌙6

Huge!! Congratulations Serbia!! The pro-Russia devil was toppled!

Repsych4

Will Serbia now be on the Trump admin enemies list?

Rev. Prof. Matthew J. M. Coomber3

A bit of hope for your timeline (God bless you Serbian students)

Dr. Jenny Alexander3

More good news in democracy vs wannabe authoritarianism: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

𝕾𝖕𝖔𝖔𝖐𝖞 𝕶💀3

Let's hope France is next!

feralflowers.bsky.social2

This is so important! Go Serbia!!! If you haven't noticed, seems like the whole world is in this fight against fascism, and the youth seems to be a common thread throughout!

Upstart Crow2

#Students Saved #Democracy in #Serbia. How's that for a #Headline?

lapin2.bsky.social2

It gets better. Democracy has won over the pro-Russian authoritarian government in Serbia after 2 years of non stop protests. Does America have what it takes to stop watching football to save their democracy? bsky.app/profile/madg...

Toby Vogel 🇪🇺

@tobyvogel.bsky.social

Beautiful scenes in Serbia tonight where a student-led protest movement has overthrown the corrupt and autocratic Vučić regime. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

3539h ago

Toby Vogel 🇪🇺8

Next step: the EU will claim they were always on the side of the opposition 😉

Kurt Bassuener1

Amazing sights and sounds. The students have every reason to celebrate proudly. A real chance for Serbia.

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Tineke Strik7

Congrats to the student list for the persistent protests against autocracy and to all Serbian citizens who voted for change. You made it happen!!! Finally, rule of law and democracy can be built in Serbia.

Reuters

@reuters.com

People in Belgrade celebrated following Serbia's Aleksandar Vucic speech conceding defeat to a student-led protest movement in a historic election that ends his long grip on power and heralds a new political era in the Balkan country. reut.rs/4zkXvww

2192h ago

Jan Dehn3

NEW BLOG: Today, the importance of elections extends beyond a simple choice between Left and Right. www.jandehn.com/post/beyond-...

Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁

@minibubbly.bsky.social

Serbia’s strongman leader Vucic concedes defeat to student-led movement in seismic political shift—the youth-backed Students’ List left wing party, will take between 135 and 140 seats while his SNS party will have around 105. www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...

2359h ago

Bernard Leclair11

At last, some good news after the BC Cons victory.

Cris 🇨🇦 on LAKE ONTARIO2

Congratulations to the new generation of leaders in Serbia!

NS Alpaca 🇨🇦1

Wonderful to see Serbia heading to a brighter future! 🙌

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Dennis Detwiller8

I bet if you checked Vucic’a browser history he’s been watching the video of the execution of the Ceaușescu’s by firing squad a lot.

🇨🇦LisaFellarinaAntifa📎4

Can I just say that this makes BC electing a Con so much worse

Ill_Advised_Gaming2

Fuck incremental change! Do that shit like an avalanche crashing into government.

Melissa Nadia Viviana 🐸

@resistrebelrevolt.net

🇷🇸 SERBIA. Wow! A student-led coalition spent 2 yrs protesting corruption. They created a diverse list of parliamentary candidates who ousted the far-right autocratic party of 14 yrs. The Student List won 53% of the vote. 140 of 250 seats. Pollsters say 67% turnout was the highest since 1992! 🧵

2394h ago

Melissa Nadia Viviana 🐸25

🇷🇸 DEMOCRACY IS CONTAGIOUS! This surprise shift in Serbia is a lot like the ousting of Orbán. Serbia, too, had a Strongman leader for over a decade. Aleksandar Vučić was endorsed by Putin & his far-right party was autocratic & illiberal. Serbian Voters have turned a page on Serbia's history!! ✊🏻

World’s Most Intriguing Man™5

The Domino’s have begun to fall

Hannas1

Hope is a powerful word in the right hands. 👏

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D’Haugeranville2

Les hommes naissent et demeurent libres et égaux en droits.

Michael Colborne

@colborne.bsky.social

“Aleksandar Vučić announced the end of his 12-year reign as the most powerful man in Serbia on Sunday following a pivotal election that swept the Student List protest movement to victory” = a lede I never imagined @unawrites.bsky.social writing but 2026 gonna 2026 www.politico.eu/article/serb...

7410h ago

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Dr Nick Dickinson41

Russian influence in Europe takes another well deserved L

Miska Knapek 5

Finally some good news in these dark times! ( One less Russian supporting European country, we hope, and lots of justice there). Let's hope we can do two for one with the Brazilian elections.

Meta Resistance

@metaresistance.bsky.social

Serbia’s student-led movement ends Vucic’s 12-year dominance Serbia’s student-led movement has dealt a major blow to President Aleksandar Vucic’s political dominance, winning a parliamentary election after nearly two years of protests demanding accountability and an end to corruption.

413h ago

Paul Eric

@pauleric70.bsky.social

The people of Serbia take to the streets to celebrate the defeat of Aleksandar Vucic and the country’s ruling party after two years of student-led protests against corruption.

382h ago

Jasmin Mujanović

@jasminmuj.bsky.social

The election results in Serbia are good news for the security and stability of the entire Western Balkans, as Vucic was the chief architect of virtually all major disputes in the region. That said, the Student List is a heterodox coalition. We should not expect...

328h ago

Palma Polyak

@palmapolyak.bsky.social

Belgrade ❤️ Orbán & Vučić ousted in the same year! Watching people reclaim a future that these men treated as their personal property is something else. What a year for democracy. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Guardian: People celebrate after Aleksandar Vučić, leader of the rightwing Serbian Progressive party (SNS) conceded defeat in the parliamentary election in Belgrade, Serbia. Photograph: Marko Drobnjaković/AP

282h ago

Renew Europe

@reneweurope.bsky.social

A new chapter for Serbia and its European future. 🇷🇸🇪🇺 Congratulations to Serbia’s Student List. Renew Europe proudly nominated Serbia’s students for the Sakharov Prize in recognition of their commitment to democracy, freedom and the rule of law.

3110h ago

Meduza in English

@meduza.io

Serbia’s student protest movement has gone from demonstrations over a deadly train station collapse to defeating Aleksandar Vučić’s party at the polls. Belgrade residents celebrated the victory after record election turnout. meduza.io/en/short/202...

162h ago

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Ian2

In both Brazil and Serbia one of the ways the rightwing were defeated was by garnering larger turnout. Here’s looking at you, America, to do the same. 70% of you don’t rate Trump, so show that by the one opinion poll that matters bsky.app/profile/medu...

Alain Berset

@alain-berset.coe.int

Congratulations to the Student List of Serbia on your electoral result. Serbian citizens have made their democratic choice. We welcome former President Vučić’s acceptance of the result and commitment to a peaceful democratic transition. 🧵1/2

179h ago

Marta Vukovic

@martav.bsky.social

It’s official: Serbia joins Poland and Hungary in voting out an authoritarian leader. Vučić has conceded defeat. According to preliminary results, the student list wins an absolute majority with 52.3% of the vote, while SNS trails at 39% (source: CeSID). STUDENTI POBEĐUJU!

2010h ago

Blue Ribbon PAC

@blueribbonpac.bsky.social

Celebrations have erupted in the streets of Serbia's capital Belgrade, after long-standing leader Aleksandar Vučić admitted defeat to a student-led protest movement in snap parliamentary elections. Read more: bbc.in/4BwV5ga

95h ago

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