Serbia to hold parliamentary vote on October 25, president says
- On Tuesday, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced a snap parliamentary vote for October 25, 2026, aiming to consolidate his political standing after two years of student-led protests.
- Demonstrations were triggered by a November 2024 railway station canopy collapse in Novi Sad that killed 16 people, sparking anti-corruption protests that challenged Vucic's 12-year rule.
- Vucic's party, the Serbian Progressive Party, nominated him on Saturday to run for prime minister, positioning him to reassert authority through the accelerated electoral process.
- Opposition groups and demonstrators accuse Vucic and his allies of corruption, organized crime ties, and stifling media freedoms; Vucic and his allies deny these allegations.
- Parliamentary elections were not originally due until December 2027; moving the vote to October 25 accelerates the electoral calendar by over two years, compressing the campaign window.
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The Serbian President announced on Wednesday the dissolution of Parliament, in response to a movement of protests born of the deadly collapse of an awning in Novi Sad station at the end of 2024. Aleksandar Vucic convened early legislative elections for 25 October, which could project him again to the post of Prime Minister.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić dissolved parliament on Wednesday and announced early parliamentary elections for October 25.
Aleksandar Vucic wants to be Prime Minister again and decided to anticipate the legislative elections, scheduled for 2027. He will have the opposition of the student movement that has organized protests in the country.
Serbia's President Aleksandar Vučić has dissolved the parliament and announced new elections in October, which could enable him to consolidate his political power.
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