The student-backed slate enters Serbia’s Oct. 25 contest amid a movement born from demands for accountability after a canopy at Novi Sad’s railway station collapsed on Nov. 1, 2024, killing 16.
The commission assigned the student list third place on an 18-list ballot for the 250-seat National Assembly. Voters choose the 250 Assembly members, who select Serbia’s government. The vote follows the movement’s pre-election push in Belgrade.
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said the movement moved from demands for state accountability and the rule of law to calls for an early election. The Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) has governed in a coalition with the Socialist Party of Serbia since 2012, ODIHR says.
Al Jazeera said Oct. 24 the result could influence Serbia’s political course, including its relations with the European Union and Russia. Voting is scheduled for Oct. 25.
