Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a media question about the results of the parliamentary elections in Serbia # (October 26, 2026) Question: What is your assessment of the results of the parliamentary elections on October 25 in Serbia? Maria Zakharova: We saw the early voting results, according to which the student list in the opposition comes out victorious. Aleksandar Vucic, the leader of the ruling bloc, made a statement following the vote. Russian representatives took part in election observation, both as members of multilateral delegations, including the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of the Commonwealth of Nations and other organizations, and on a bilateral basis. Their findings and assessments will be carefully scrutinized. We have repeatedly emphasized that Serbia is a country that is close to us and is a traditionally friendly nation with which we maintain political, economic, cultural, historical and humanitarian ties. We trust that following the establishment of the state authorities based on the election results, the leadership of Serbia will maintain the positive momentum built over the years and will continue to pursue a policy of developing beneficial and equitable cooperation with Russia. It fully serves the basic national interests of both countries.

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a media question about the results of the parliamentary elections in Serbia # (October 26, 2026) Question: What is your assessment of the results of the parliamentary elections on October 25 in Serbia? Maria Zakharova: We saw the early voting results, according to which the student list in the opposition comes out victorious. Aleksandar Vucic, the leader of the ruling bloc, made a statement following the vote. Russian representatives took part in election observation, both as members of multilateral delegations, including the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of the Commonwealth of Nations and other organizations, and on a bilateral basis. Their findings and assessments will be carefully scrutinized. We have repeatedly emphasized that Serbia is a country that is close to us and is a traditionally friendly nation with which we maintain political, economic, cultural, historical and humanitarian ties. We trust that following the establishment of the state authorities based on the election results, the leadership of Serbia will maintain the positive momentum built over the years and will continue to pursue a policy of developing beneficial and equitable cooperation with Russia. It fully serves the basic national interests of both countries.