Citizens of Serbia head to the ballot boxes this Sunday for early parliamentary elections, in a race that tests the power of Aleksandar Vučić and the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS). In front of them stands the Student List, which emerged from the mass protests against the government.
Voting centers in Serbia opened at 07:00 and will remain open until 20:00. In these elections, 2,418 candidates from 18 electoral lists compete for 250 seats in the Serbian parliament.
According to published data, about 6.45 million citizens have the right to vote, while the process takes place in 8,392 voting centers, including 93 centers abroad, in 37 states. The electoral threshold for entering the parliament is 3 percent.
The early elections are held in a tense political and social climate, after two years of widespread protests against the government and corruption. The student movement, which was empowered by these protests, aims to challenge the political dominance of the SNS and end Vučić’s long rule.
The Student List does not have a formal leader and consists mainly of non-partisan figures, among them university professors. It presents itself as an alternative to traditional parties and seeks to exploit citizens’ dissatisfaction with institutions and governance.
