The student‑led Students' List was declared the winner of Serbia’s snap parliamentary election on Sunday, ending 14 years of rule by Aleksandar Vučić’s Serbian Progressive Party.

Turnout reached nearly 65 % of the 6.4 million registered voters, the highest participation rate for a parliamentary vote in more than three decades.

Vučić conceded defeat less than two hours after polls closed, prompting celebratory scenes in Belgrade as supporters of the student movement took to the streets.

Preliminary figures suggest the Students' List could win between 135 and 140 seats, which would give it an outright majority in the 250‑seat parliament.

The snap vote followed nearly two years of anti‑government protests triggered by the 2024 collapse of a canopy at Novi Sad railway station that killed 16 people and was widely blamed on corruption.

The student movement’s platform centres on a pledge to combat corruption, stemming from demands for a transparent investigation into the Novi Sad tragedy and calls for an early election.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar publicly congratulated the Students' List, offering support for reforms on rule of law, media freedom and anti‑corruption measures.

Student‑organised protest rallies attracted large crowds, including a pre‑election rally in Belgrade that drew around 150,000 participants, according to an independent monitor.