Students celebrate as they arrive to the capital after walking from different parts of the country to support the final campaign rally of the electoral list “Student List - Students Win” in BelgradeImage source, Reuters
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Young Serbians have been the driving force behind the movement, but none of the candidates are students

ByPaul KirbyEurope digital editor
  • Published22 October 2026
Updated 7 hours ago

Final campaign rallies have taken place across Serbia, ahead of a snap election billed as a referendum on the country's future.

After two years of student protests, Serbians vote for a new parliament on Sunday in elections that threaten populist leader Aleksandar Vučić's 12 years in power.