Serbia’s Student List – Students Win demanded resignations among senior officials and urged prosecutors to act on several cases, while repeat voting keeps the parliamentary result pending.
At its first post-election news conference on Oct. 29, the list accused officials of violating the law and called on senior figures in police, intelligence and the judiciary to leave their posts. It named Criminal Police Directorate head Marko Kričak, Gendarmerie commander Radoslav Repac and Special Anti-Terrorist Unit commander Igor Žmirić, alongside Security Information Agency (BIA) director Vladimir Orlić and Military Security Agency (VBA) head Đuro Jovanić.
The Associated Press quoted Student List representative Filip Ubović at the conference as saying, in the outlet’s English rendering, “The Students’ List is not here to take revenge.” The Associated Press reported that officials asked to step down had not responded immediately.
The list asked prosecutors to act on cases involving the 2024 Novi Sad railway station canopy collapse, the General Staff building and Sky ECC correspondence. It also called for reviews of financial flows connected to Expo, Belgrade Waterfront, the Miloš Veliki highway and Rio Tinto. These were requests for investigations and reviews, not findings of wrongdoing.
The latest figures from the Republic Electoral Commission (RIK), reported for Oct. 29, covered 8,338 of 8,392 polling stations. Student List received 53.04% of counted votes, while the Aleksandar Vučić – United Serbia list had 38.97%. Final results and seat allocations remain pending.
A canopy collapse at Novi Sad’s railway station on Nov. 1, 2024, killed 16 people. The European Commission (EC) linked the protests that followed to concerns about corruption and accountability. In its 2025 Serbia report, the EC said major corruption cases needed stronger progress through investigation, prosecution and court rulings.
The Guardian reported that Borko Stefanović compared the proposed transition with Serbia’s change in leadership after Slobodan Milošević was overthrown in 2000. The European Union (EU) said formal certification should be followed by a prompt, orderly start for Serbia’s new Parliament and government. EconoTimes previously covered the EU’s call for a transition after certification.
RIK ordered repeat voting on Sunday, Nov. 1, at 53 polling stations. Voting was annulled at 22 polling stations; results could not be determined at 31 others. The rerun is scheduled from 1 a.m. to 2 p.m. ET (06:00-19:00 UTC; 7 a.m.-8 p.m. CET).
