Serbia’s student-backed Student List is expected to win a majority in parliament after Aleksandar Vučić conceded defeat in the October 25 snap election, a result that could end his party’s 14 years in power.
Preliminary figures from the election commission showed the Student List with about 52.7% of the vote. Independent projections put it at roughly 139–140 of the assembly’s 250 seats, well above the 126 needed for a majority. The ruling alliance, led by Vučić’s Serbian Progressive Party, was projected to win about 97–105 seats.
The exact number was still changing as counting continued. The result follows nearly two years of student-led demonstrations. The demonstrations began after 16 people died in the 2024 collapse of a railway-station canopy in Novi Sad.
Protesters used the disaster to demand broader accountability, accusing authorities of corruption and of weakening democratic institutions. Vučić has rejected those accusations. Turnout was reported at nearly 69%, among the highest in decades.
People celebrated in Belgrade and other cities after Vučić conceded. The movement now needs to turn its broad protest coalition into a team that can govern. It campaigned without naming a candidate for prime minister.
Its leadership and policy priorities have yet to be clarified. Final certified results remain ahead. The formation of a new government also remains ahead.