Serbia records highest voter turnout in decades as snap election concludes
· World · Al Jazeera, BBC News, TASS
Polls closed Sunday in Serbia's snap parliamentary election, which saw the highest voter turnout in decades at 64.9 percent by 17:00 GMT, surpassing the previous post-Yugoslavola benchmark set in 1992. The vote pits longtime leader Aleksandar Vucic's Serbian Progressive Party against a student-backed movement demanding accountability for alleged corruption and repression following the Novi Sad railway canopy collapse that killed 16 people in November 2024. Independent watchdogs CRTA and CeSID reported procedural problems, intimidation, and nearly 260 reports of potential irregularities including ballot photography and group voting at polling stations across Belgrade. Police deployed near the election commission headquarters with riot gear and barricades as city prosecutors appealed for calm amid the voting process.
Why it matters
The election outcome will determine whether Vucic's party retains power amid a student-led movement demanding institutional reforms and an end to corruption, potentially reshaping Serbia's political landscape and its alignment with Western institutions.
Read the original report — Al Jazeera
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