# Serbia records decades-high turnout as students challenge longtime leader

https://mins.news/en/item/114990

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-25 19:19 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/25/serbia-voter-turnout-highest-in-decades-as-students-oppose-longtime-leader?traffic_source=rss

> Turnout in Serbia’s snap parliamentary election reached 64.9 percent, the highest since Yugoslavia’s breakup in 1992. A student-backed movement is seeking to unseat Aleksandar Vučić and his Serbian Progressive Party, while reports included allegations of intimidation, violence and voting irregularities.

## Stories

- [Serbia Mladic Legacy and EU Membership Dispute](https://mins.news/en/topic/serbia-mladic-legacy-and-eu-membership) — Markdown: https://mins.news/en/topic/serbia-mladic-legacy-and-eu-membership.md

## Related coverage

- [Serbia’s student movement ousts longtime leader Vučić in parliamentary poll](https://mins.news/en/video/115560) — France 24 English, 2026-10-26
- [Aleksandar Vučić, the Serbian leader brought down by students](https://mins.news/en/item/115329) — Al Jazeera, 2026-10-26
- [Serbia’s Vucic concedes defeat in historic snap election with record turnout](https://mins.news/en/item/115041) — France 24, 2026-10-25
- [Turnout in Serbia’s snap parliamentary election tops 50%](https://mins.news/en/item/114798) — TASS, 2026-10-25