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RIK counted 7,926 polling stations: the protest-born Student List leads Vučić’s ruling list 52.19% to 39.52%, with the final result still to come. The post Serbia’s Student List Holds 52% in Count appeared first on The Rio Times.

Celebrations erupted across Belgrade as Serbia's student-backed movement claimed a major election victory

Serbia’s students refused to be a party, and projections now give them 52%. Who they are, what they want and what they have not yet said. The post Serbia’s Students Lead. Now What? appeared first on The Rio Times.

Serbia’s Socialists, long-time partners of the ruling camp, fell below the 3% entry threshold on 25 October, and leader Ivica Dačić conceded defeat. The post Serbia’s Socialists Miss Parliament Cutoff appeared first on The Rio Times.

The country's populist right-wing leader of 12 years says it is "clear" his Serbian Progressive Party has lost.

The EU’s top diplomat in Serbia is deeply concerned about reported violence at polling stations. He urges calm as voting ends and counting begins. The post EU Envoy Alarmed by Violence at Serbia Polls appeared first on The Rio Times.

Election commission says turnout reaches 65% amid allegations of intimidation, violence and voting irregularities.

Serbia’s Vučić said he would accept defeat and expects a first estimate of the result around 5:00 to 5:30 p.m. ET, after polls closed. The post Serbia’s Vučić Says He Would Accept Defeat appeared first on The Rio Times.

More than 60% of Serbia’s registered voters had voted by 17:00 CET (noon ET), 13.7 points ahead of 2023, as polling stations stay open until 3:00 p.m. ET. The post Serbia Turnout Passes 60%, Far Above 2023 appeared first on The Rio Times.

Serbia’s election chief says unknown people posed as observers and pressured immobile residents at a Mladenovac care home. Prosecutors probe a laptop find. The post Serbia Probes Care Home Incident at Polls appeared first on The Rio Times.

More than half of Serbia’s registered voters had cast a ballot by 16:00 CET, 56.38% in all, as polling stations stay open until 3:00 p.m. ET. The post Serbia Turnout Tops 56% With Four Hours Left appeared first on The Rio Times.

Serbia is heading to the polls as a student movement attempts to oust longtime populist leader Aleksandar Vučić.

Serbia’s turnout hit an estimated 46.4% by 2 p.m. CET, Ipsos and CeSID say, 14.2 points above 2023. Polls close at 3 p.m. ET. The post Serbia Turnout Hits 46%, Far Above 2023 appeared first on The Rio Times.

Serbians turn out in huge numbers for a parliamentary election that could end Aleksandar Vucic’s longstanding reign.

Serbian turnout hit an estimated 41.1% by 1 p.m. CET, observers say, far above the 2023 pace, as polls stay open until 3:00 p.m. ET. The post Serbia Turnout Hits 41%, Observers Estimate appeared first on The Rio Times.

Serbian turnout reached 34.55% by noon CET, RIK said, well above the 2023 pace, as polls stay open until 3:00 p.m. ET today. The post Serbia Turnout Nears 35% by Noon appeared first on The Rio Times.

Serbian turnout reached 19.5% to 19.8% by 10:00 CET on Sunday, about double the 2023 pace, as polls stay open until 3:00 p.m. ET. The post Serbia Turnout Near 20%, Double 2023 Pace appeared first on The Rio Times.

Serbia votes on Sunday in what is set to be its most contested parliamentary election in more than 14 years, as a student-led movement seeks to oust the party of populist leader Aleksandar Vucic. The vote comes after nearly two years of student-led protests sparked by the 2024 collapse of a canopy that killed 16 people.

Polls show populist leader Aleksandar Vucic in a tight race against the anticorruption and anti-authoritarian movement.

Serbia holds a snap parliamentary election today. Polls open at 2 a.m. ET, a ruling-list Ipsos poll gives it a lead, and prediction markets favour it. The post Serbia Votes Sunday, Ruling List Favored appeared first on The Rio Times.

Serbia's election commission fixed the final register at 6,451,292 voters for Sunday's snap election, with the ruling party ahead in the latest Ipsos poll. The post Serbia Sets 6.45 Million Voters for Sunday appeared first on The Rio Times.

The Student List has emerged from almost two years of anti-corruption protests to form the biggest challenge to Vučić's rule.

Serbia votes on Sunday 25 October. Two polls disagree on who leads, while Polymarket gives Vučić's United Serbia list a 69.5% chance of finishing first. The post Serbia Final Polls Split Before Sunday Vote appeared first on The Rio Times.

After two years of student protests, Serbians vote on Sunday in elections that could bring down the ruling party.