Serbia holds snap parliamentary election as voters queue outside polling stations

Serbia is holding extraordinary (snap) parliamentary elections today, 25 October 2026, to elect deputies to the National Assembly. Polling stations are open from 7:00 to 20:00. The voter roll lists 6,451,292 people, and 18 electoral lists with 2,418 candidates are running for the 250 seats. A majority in the assembly requires 126 mandates.

IPSOS and Cesid estimated at 9:30 that 12% of voters had cast ballots by 9am, based on 94% of the processed sample. At the 2023 election, 5.3% of voters had voted by the same hour. Large queues of citizens formed in front of polling stations before voting started. Vladimir Dimitrijević, president of the Republic Electoral Commission (RIK), said polling stations opened on time, although some opened slightly late because of high voter interest and the preparation of polling boards.