The latest CeSID projection indicated that the students will hold 140 seats in the new parliament, clearing the threshold of 126 seats required for a majority, while the bloc loyal to Aleksandar Vučić is projected to win 103 seats. With 96.9% of polling stations processed, the Student List secured 52.6% of the votes, finishing well ahead of the bloc led by Aleksandar Vučić at 39.22%.
Reflecting on the preceding political environment, Aleksandar Vučić remarked that Serbia should never again participate in elections under previous conditions, noting that one political leader had received live public media addresses on camera more than 500 times, averaging 30 minutes per appearance.
Authorities are still waiting for official confirmation regarding the exact names of individuals who will take seats in the new parliament. Given their academic roots, these representatives may form one of the best-educated parliamentary caucuses in Europe.
Serbia woke up to a new reality following a seismic election that ousted former authoritarian president Aleksandar Vučić through a grassroots opposition movement led by students.
The broader platform of the student movement centers on a dedicated pledge to fight corruption within the Balkan country.
The political transition advanced when the country’s longstanding leader, Aleksandar Vučić, conceded defeat to the student movement.
Serbian leader ousted by student movement in seismic election Serbia wakes up to a new reality this morning after a grassroots opposition movement led by students ousted the country’s former authoritarian president Aleksandar Vučić, raising hopes for a new opening in relations with the EU and other partners.
I will also pick up the latest on the first round of the presidential vote in Bulgaria, which saw a record-low turnout of just 22%.
We are still waiting for the official confirmation of the exact names that will sit in the new parliament, but given their roots in academia they may very well have a chance to be among the best educated parliamentary caucuses in Europe.