Serbia Election 2026: October 25 Vote, Lists, Polls, Results
Serbia votes in an early parliamentary election on Sunday, October 25, 2026, with polling stations open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Central European Time. Voters elect all 250 members of the National Assembly from 18 lists. The main contest is between Aleksandar Vučić, who resigned as president on September 27 to lead the "United Serbia" list and run for prime minister, and the Student List that grew out of two years of anti-corruption protests. Recent polls disagree on who is ahead.
Election day at a glance
- Date: Sunday, October 25, 2026. It's also the day Europe's clocks go back, at 3 a.m., so Serbia is on CET (UTC+1) by the time polls open
- Voting hours: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. CET in Serbia, which is 06:00 to 19:00 UTC, 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. in London and 2 a.m. to 3 p.m. in New York. Polling stations abroad must keep the same CET hours (N1)
- Voters: 6,450,523 registered in Serbia, plus 102,147 registered to vote at 93 polling stations abroad (Telegraf, citing the Republic Electoral Commission)
- On the ballot: 18 electoral lists, nine of them representing national minorities, printed in 29 language versions
- Results: the Republic Electoral Commission (RIK) publishes the count after polls close, and holds press briefings through election day
How the vote works
All 250 seats are elected by closed-list proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency. Voters choose a list, not a candidate. Seats are shared out with the d'Hondt method among lists that win at least 3% of the votes cast; lists of national minorities don't need to reach the threshold. To vote, you must be a citizen resident in Serbia and at least 18; citizens abroad vote at diplomatic missions (Wikipedia).
The main lists
| No. | List | Who |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksandar Vučić – United Serbia | The governing Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) and allies. Vučić heads the list and is its candidate for prime minister |
| 2 | Ivica Dačić – Factor of Stability! | The Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) and partners |
| 3 | Student List – Students Are Winning | The list of the student protest movement, backed by several opposition parties |
| 8 | Authentic Right – Dr. Miloš Jovanović | The New DSS, monarchists and partners |
| 9 | European Serbia – Marinika Tepić – Zdravko Ponoš | Opposition parties including the Party of Freedom and Justice |
The other lists include minority lists such as the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians, Rasim Ljajić's SDP–CDP and the Albanian Coalition. Ballot order and coalition members from Wikipedia's list of electoral lists, which cites the RIK's decisions.
Why Serbia is voting early
The next election wasn't due until the end of 2027. Student-led anti-corruption protests began in November 2024 after the canopy collapse at Novi Sad railway station, and one of their demands was an early election. Prime Minister Miloš Vučević resigned in early 2025, and Đuro Macut took over in April 2025. Vučić called the early election in September 2026, then stepped down as president on September 27, before the end of his second and final term, to run for prime minister. Speaker Ana Brnabić is acting president, and a presidential election must follow within 90 days (Brussels Signal, Wikipedia).
What the polls say
Polls aren't results, and Serbian pollsters disagree sharply. The two most recent polls listed on Wikipedia:
| Pollster (published) | SNS-led list | Student List | SPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faktor Plus (Sep 21) | 48.6% | 37.1% | 4.9% |
| NSPM (Sep 30, fieldwork early September) | 41.7% | 44.4% | – |
Figures from the opinion polling table on Wikipedia, which links each poll. In the Faktor Plus poll, European Serbia had 3.6%; no other list reached 3%.
Who is watching the vote
The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) is observing the election, and the Centre for Free Elections and Democracy (CeSID) will monitor it, the RIK's president said. Opposition and Student List members of the RIK walked out of a meeting in October over how voting abroad is organised; more than 30 Serbian diplomats also criticised the number of polling stations abroad (N1).
Quick answers
When is the Serbian election?
Sunday, October 25, 2026, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. CET.
Who is running?
18 lists, led by Aleksandar Vučić's United Serbia, Ivica Dačić's Factor of Stability, the Student List and the opposition European Serbia and Authentic Right lists, plus nine national minority lists.
When will the results be known?
The Republic Electoral Commission starts publishing the count after polls close at 8 p.m. CET (19:00 UTC) on October 25.
How many seats are needed for a majority?
126 of the 250 seats.
