Serbia dissolves parliament and sets a snap election for 25 October
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić signed the decree dissolving the National Assembly and the decision scheduling a snap parliamentary election for 25 October. The vote follows nearly two years of student-led protests that began after the Novi Sad railway-station canopy collapse. With his presidential term ending in May 2027, Vučić plans to stand as the governing party's candidate for prime minister.
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Two signatures fixed the election timetable
Aleksandar Vučić signed the decree dissolving the National Assembly and the decision scheduling the snap parliamentary election for 25 October on 9 September. Serbia's government notice says election-administration bodies are to conduct the ballot under the Law on the Election of Members of Parliament. European Western Balkans reports that the government submitted its dissolution proposal on Monday after weeks in which 18 and 25 October were both under discussion. The dissolution and election call were therefore completed as two separate legal acts on the same day.[1], [2]
A long protest wave sits behind the election call
The snap election follows the student-led protest wave that began after the railway-station canopy collapsed in Novi Sad. European Western Balkans reports that Vučić cited recent tensions in the country as his main reason for calling the ballot. The president said he hoped the result would show the direction Serbia wanted to take. His explanation places the election date at the next stage of the prolonged political confrontation between the government and protesters.[1]
Vučić seeks a move from president to prime minister
European Western Balkans says Vučić plans to stand as the governing party's candidate for prime minister. His presidential term ends in May 2027, while his party is seeking to extend 14 years in power. The 25 October ballot consequently determines more than the composition of the 250-member parliament: it also puts Vučić's attempted move from the presidency to the head of government before voters.[1]
