Serbia releases preliminary results of parliamentary election

BELGRADE, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- A list backed by student groups led Serbia's parliamentary election, projecting to win 140 seats, an outright majority in the 250-member parliament that would enable it to form a government independently, preliminary results showed Monday.

Supporters of the Students' List gather outside the House of the National Assembly as they celebrate their victory in the Serbian parliamentary elections, in Belgrade on October 25, 2026. (Photo: AFP)

According to the interim tally released by the Republic Electoral Commission, the "Student List - Students Win" list came first with 52.71 percent of the vote, and the "Aleksandar Vucic - United Serbia" list, led by the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), came second with 39.17 percent and was projected to secure 104 seats.

The results showed that the two lists were the only ones not representing national minorities to cross the 3-percent threshold for parliamentary representation.

Meanwhile, four electoral lists representing national minority communities secured a total of six seats, the results showed.

Serbia held early parliamentary elections on Oct. 25, with 18 electoral lists featuring 2,418 candidates competing for the 250 seats in the National Assembly. About 6.45 million voters were registered for the election, with 8,392 polling stations set up across the country. The preliminary results covered 8,187 polling stations.

Under the Serbian constitution, the election of a new National Assembly will initiate the process of forming a new government. After lawmakers elect a new parliamentary speaker, the speaker, who is currently serving as acting president, will nominate a candidate for prime minister. The nominee must present a government program and a proposed list of cabinet members and secure the support of a majority of National Assembly deputies to form a new government.

On Sept. 5, Vucic, then president, accepted the nomination by the SNS to lead its parliamentary election list and run as its candidate for prime minister. He signed a decree dissolving parliament on Sept. 9 and called early parliamentary elections for Oct. 25.

Vucic resigned as president on Sept. 27, after which National Assembly Speaker Ana Brnabic assumed the duties of acting president.

Under Serbian law, a presidential election must be held by the end of December.