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Serbia votes Sunday after 2 years of protests
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Serbians vote for a new parliament on Sunday after two years of student protests against Aleksandar Vucic's 12 years in power. The Student List-Students Win movement is fielding candidates across society. Parliament has 250 seats under proportional representation. There are 6.45 million registered voters. Protests began after the Novi Sad station canopy collapse killed 16 people on 1 November 2024.
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What It Means For You
- Polling runs from 07:00 to 20:00 on Sunday for Serbia's 250-seat parliament.
- Lists need more than 3 percent of the vote to win seats under the national list system.
- Several opposition parties have pulled out in favour of the Student List.
What's Happening
- Lead candidate Ilija Srdanovic is a cardiology professor marching with students toward Belgrade.
- Vucic cannot seek a third presidential term and is aiming to return as prime minister.
- SNS was shaken after the Novi Sad tragedy, and the prime minister resigned within weeks.
Where the protests began
- On 1 November 2024 a concrete canopy collapsed outside Novi Sad train station, killing 16 people.
- Critics linked the renovation failure to corruption and negligence around a project Vucic had promoted.
- Belgrade saw one of its biggest protests in March 2025 as campus marches became a national movement.
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