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Millions of voters in Serbia head to the polls on Sunday to choose members of the new parliament in early elections overshadowed by student protests that have been ongoing for about two years.
According to the Serbian Election Commission, 6,450,523 voters are eligible to cast their ballots to elect the 250 members of the National Assembly (Parliament).
The elections are being held amid student protests that have continued for about two years, which began following the collapse of a concrete canopy at a train station in the city of Novi Sad on November 1, 2024, resulting in the death of 16 people.
The protests have turned into a broad movement demanding the prosecution of officials, transparency, and the holding of early elections.
The early electoral process began after Aleksandar Vučić resigned from the position of President of the Republic and signed a decree to dissolve parliament last September.
The ballot is led by the "Aleksandar Vučić - Serbia United" list, headed by the Serbian Progressive Party, which has been in power since 2012, followed by the "Ivica Dačić - Factor of Stability" list, led by the Socialist Party, and then the "Students Win" list, supported by the student movement.
102,147 voters registered to vote abroad, with Bosnia and Herzegovina hosting the largest number of ballot boxes outside Serbia, totaling 28 boxes.
The elections are being monitored by representatives from several countries and international organizations, most notably the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).
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