Serbia’s Student List wins reported 140-seat majority
The student-backed movement is reported to have won 52.71% of the vote, matching the earlier preliminary tally, as government formation remains pending.
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The student-backed movement is reported to have won 52.71% of the vote, matching the earlier preliminary tally, as government formation remains pending.
Serbia’s Student List won 52.71% of the vote and 140 seats in the 250-member parliament in the October 25 election, Billboard said on October 29, citing a BBC report. The student-backed movement defeated the alliance led by Aleksandar Vučić’s Serbian Progressive Party.
The Serbian Progressive Party had led Serbia’s government since 2012. Vučić resigned as president in September to lead its electoral list as its candidate for prime minister in the snap election.
The vote share matched the earlier preliminary tally from Serbia’s Republic Electoral Commission. That count covered 97.56% of polling stations processed as of 20:00 on October 26, following the October 25, 2026 parliamentary election.
Serbia’s Republic Electoral Commission established preliminary results for the October 25, 2026 parliamentary election using returns from 97.56% of polling stations processed as of 20:00 on October 26.
The commission’s preliminary tally gave the Student List 2,267,615 votes, against 1,685,022 for Aleksandar Vučić–United Serbia.
| Electoral list | Vote share |
|---|---|
| Student List | 52.71% |
| Aleksandar Vučić–United Serbia |
Serbia’s election commission has processed 8,077 of 8,392 polling stations. It puts the Student List ahead of United Serbia and leaves the final seat allocation to be decided.
| 39.17% |
| Factor of Stability | 2.17% |
| Authentic Right | 0.9% |
| Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians | 0.81% |
| Albanian Coalition | 0.64% |
The commission labelled its October 26 tally preliminary. Billboard’s October 29 account added the reported 140-seat total to the same Student List vote share.
Billboard said the student-led movement emerged after the November 2024 collapse of a canopy at Novi Sad railway station. The collapse killed 16 people and sparked protests over alleged corruption and government negligence. Predominantly student-led demonstrations then grew into the political movement that contested the election.
Vučić was a founding member of the Serbian Progressive Party and served as Serbia’s prime minister from 2014 to 2017.
Formation of a new government remained pending in the October 29 account. If confirmed, 140 of 250 seats would put the Student List above half of parliament, giving it a majority without a coalition partner.
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