# Early reports suggest record high turnout in Serbia elections

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/early-reports-suggest-record-high-turnout-in-serbia-elections/
- Published: 2026-10-25T16:05:15+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-25T16:38:08+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC World (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6jdmj1ej715o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Elections, Politics, World

## Key points

- Early figures show a possible record turnout.
- Student List hopes high participation can unseat Vučić’s party.
- Reports of alleged irregularities have added to election tensions.

## Summary

Early reports point to record turnout in Serbia’s parliamentary election, offering hope to the student-led opposition seeking to end Aleksandar Vučić’s Serbian Progressive Party rule. The vote matters after two years of protests over corruption and negligence, sparked by a train station canopy collapse that killed 16 people.

By 14:00 local time, 46% of voters had cast ballots, nearly a million more than at the same point in the December 2023 election. Commentators say a final turnout of 65% or more could favour the students; voting closes at 20:00, with initial results expected two hours later. Student List has set out anti-corruption proposals, while reports of alleged ballot irregularities and attacks on election monitors and journalists have heightened tensions.

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