Serbias ruling SNS faces student-led opposition in Oct. 25 snap vote amid rising tensions in Belgrade

Serbia’s snap parliamentary elections on Oct. 25 will pit the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) against a student-led opposition movement, as political tensions rise ahead of the vote.
The student-backed list, “Students Win,” submitted its candidate slate to the Republic Electoral Commission this week, drawing significant media and public attention. After the submission, supporters gathered in central Belgrade to celebrate, with the movement’s core program omitting explicit positions on the European Union, Kosovo, or relations with Russia and China, according to local reports .
Meanwhile, the pro-European coalition “European Serbia,” led by Dragan Đilas of the Party of Freedom and Justice, also submitted 10,250 verified signatures to the commission. Đilas stated the coalition is not running against the student list but against the current government .
Campaign tensions have already surfaced. On Friday, students were removed from a market in Belgrade’s Voždovac municipality while promoting their platform, though they later relocated their stand . Supporters of the student movement have also faced verbal clashes with SNS backers in central Belgrade, following an environmental rally where attendees later joined the students in Knez Mihailova Street .
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