Early parliamentary elections are being held in Serbia. The gap between Vucic's party and the opposition is minimal, polls show. Aleksandar Vucic, 56, has set the country's course for 14 years, but critics accuse him of corruption and ties to organized crime. At the end of September he resigned from his position as president in order to become prime minister if his party wins. However, mass protests have been ongoing in the country for two years after the collapse of a concrete canopy at the railway station in Novi Sad in November 2024, in which 16 people were killed. The opposition, represented by the student list movement - victorious students, calls for an end to the current regime. According to polls, he can get about 40% of the votes. "These are the first elections since Aleksandar Vucic came to power in 2012 that can be called truly competitive and their results are still unclear," political scientist Dusan Sepsujevic tells DW. The political scientist believes that the best scenario would be a convincing victory for one of the two opposing camps. Otherwise, Serbia will face a "post-election crisis". Read more on our website.