Vucic admitted defeat in the parliamentary elections in Serbia. The list of students in the opposition wins the majority of seats in the parliament The former president of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, said that his bloc "Alexander Vucic - United Serbia" lost in the early parliamentary elections. According to him, the opposition "Student List", which arose following massive demonstrations against the government, will receive between 135 and 140 of the 250 seats in the parliament. Therefore, according to Vučić's assessment, the student list receives an absolute majority in the parliament. It requires at least 126 mandates. The official voting results have not yet been published. The main fight was between Vujic's block and the student list. A total of 18 lists participated in the elections, competing for 250 seats in the parliament. appearance and violations. The elections were marked by record turnout and reports of irregularities. According to CeSID and themselves, 67.6% of voters voted by 19:00 - 11.7 percentage points more than at the same time in the previous parliamentary elections in 2023. By 20:00, CeSID observers had received more than 300 reports of possible violations. On election day, gendarmerie vehicles intended to disperse demonstrations were seen in the center of Belgrade. Two years of protests. The elections took place against the background of almost two years of mass protests. They began in November 2024 after the collapse of a concrete canopy at the railway station in Novi Sad, in which 16 people were killed. The protesters accused the authorities of corruption, which in their opinion led to the tragedy. Demonstrations led by students spread throughout the country and attracted hundreds of thousands of participants. On their basis, the "Student List" was established, bringing together representatives from the academic community, professional unions and other professional groups. Vucic resigned as president to participate in the parliamentary elections.