# Serbia’s student-backed opposition defeats Vučić at the ballot box; he says winners will sanction Russia, but they disagree

https://mins.news/en/item/115803

- Meduza, 2026-10-26 12:49 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/10/26/serbia-s-student-backed-opposition-has-defeated-vucic-at-the-ballot-box-he-says-the-winners-will-impose-sanctions-on-russia-but-they-say-otherwise

> Serbia held snap parliamentary elections on October 25. The Student List won 52.54% of the vote, defeating Aleksandar Vučić’s list, which received 39.29%, and Vučić conceded. Student List leader Ilija Srdanović said Serbia was moving toward a more civilized and better future. Vučić predicted the new government would impose sanctions on Russia, while the movement’s foreign-policy position differs.

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