# After the landslide victory of the Students’ List, Serbia’s judiciary springs into life after years of stalled and unresolved cases and investigations

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/after-the-landslide-victory-of-the-students-list-serbias-judiciary-springs-into-life-after-years-of-stalled-and-unresolved-cases-and-investigations/
- Published: 2026-11-05T17:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T17:50:32+00:00
- Original publisher: DW (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.dw.com/en/after-the-landslide-victory-of-the-students-list-serbia-s-judiciary-springs-into-life-after-years-of-stalled-and-unresolved-cases-and-investigations/a-79868652?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf
- Topics: Elections, Politics, World

## Key points

- Serbia’s judiciary has revived stalled cases after an election upset.
- Arrests include an Alta Bank owner suspected of removing €383 million.
- A prosecutor questions why action came only after the political shift.

## Summary

Serbia’s judiciary has moved quickly on stalled investigations and new cases in the days after the student-backed Students’ List won a landslide parliamentary election, ending 14 years of Serbian Progressive Party rule. The burst of activity has raised questions about whether prosecutors are responding to the political shift after years of inaction, and whether the cases will be handled impartially.

Authorities have arrested people over suspected vote-buying and voter registration fraud, as well as alleged corruption and abuse of office. Among the most prominent cases is the arrest of Alta Bank owner Davor Macura, suspected of removing about €383 million from the bank’s vault; the bank’s licence had recently been revoked and bankruptcy proceedings begun. Prosecutor Bojana Savović said the sudden pace casts a poor light on the prosecution service and cautioned that speed should not undermine the quality of indictments or enable vendettas.

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