"We lost": Vučić admits defeat in parliamentary elections
Former President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić has conceded the defeat of his party in the snap parliamentary election held on October 25. According to his preliminary estimate, the opposition "Student List" may win 135–140 seats in parliament, while the Serbian Progressive Party may receive 105 seats. The final results have not yet been announced.
“We lost”: Vučić admitted defeat in the parliamentary election
According to DW, Vučić spoke to his supporters at the headquarters of the Serbian Progressive Party in Belgrade about the voting results.
“There are no final results yet, but... it is clear that we lost this election. The 'Student List' won: they will get between 135 and 140 seats, while we will have 105. No one else made it to parliament,” he said.
According to the Central Election Commission of Serbia, as of 18:00 local time — two hours before polling stations closed — voter turnout stood at 64.9 percent. The report noted that this is a record figure since the dissolution of Yugoslavia in 1992.
According to Serbia's Danas newspaper, after Vučić admitted his defeat, people took to the streets of Belgrade to celebrate the victory of the “Student List”.
A total of 18 lists were included on the ballots. However, the main competition took place between Vučić’s Serbian Progressive Party and the “Students Will Win” list.
The student movement formed against the backdrop of protests that began in November 2024 after a railway station roof collapsed in the city of Novi Sad, killing 16 people. Critics of the government attributed the tragedy to corruption and negligence.
Vučić resigned from the presidency at the end of September. He planned to head the government if his party won the parliamentary election.
His second presidential term was scheduled to end in May 2027. Vučić could not run for a third term.