Serbia’s student-led election winners call for resignations and reforms
Politics · First reported 29 Oct, 15:44 · Updated 00:57
After winning Serbia’s parliamentary election, the Student List has demanded resignations among senior police, intelligence and judiciary figures. The BBC reports that the incoming MPs also face a weeks-long transition and have pledged domestic reforms, while Serbia’s international policy remains an open question.
- The Student List won the parliamentary election on October 25, 2026, against the Serbian Progressive Party, which had ruled for 14 years, according to The Hindu.
- The incoming MPs called for senior police, intelligence and anti-terror officials to be dismissed, and said officers who broke the law should also be removed.
- The BBC says the transfer of power will take weeks; the movement has promised action on corruption, media freedom and public institutions, while its foreign-policy plans remain unclear.
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- Election date
- October 25, 2026
- Incoming group
- Student List
- Outgoing party’s period in power
- 14 years, according to The Hindu
- Transition
- The handover of power is expected to take weeks
- MPs elected
- 141 successful candidates, according to the BBC
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- An earlier Lux summary described the Student List as an electoral vehicle that emerged from a long-running student protest movement; it also said Aleksandar Vučić conceded defeat. [5cc17bd1-1dc3-4536-8903-d27e36fff47a]
- Another earlier Lux summary said the victory ended the Serbian Progressive Party’s 14-year rule and that the Student List’s foreign-policy direction and prospects for EU accession remained uncertain. [7ab2f61d-a7cd-4e9c-8a04-66bb67de5ac7]
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