150,000 gather for student rally

About 150,000 supporters of Serbia's opposition Student List movement rallied in central Belgrade on Thursday, seeking to oust Aleksandar Vucic's Serbian Progressive party.

Student List wants to end 14 years of rule

The Student List, a leaderless movement of student-backed candidates, wants to end more than 14 years of rule by Vucic's rightwing populist Serbian Progressive party in Sunday's vote.

Protests began after 2024 railway tragedy

Sunday's vote comes after nearly two years of student-led protests sparked by the 2024 collapse of a canopy at the newly renovated Novi Sad railway station that killed 16 people.

Candidate pledges end to 14 years of humiliation

University professor Jugoslav Gasic, one of 250 candidates on the Student List, told the crowd: "We are putting an end to 14 years of humiliation, chaos and betrayal."

“We are putting an end to 14 years of humiliation, chaos and betrayal”

Vucic accuses students of foreign-funded coup

Vucic, 56, addressed supporters on Thursday and accused the student movement of being a foreign-funded coup attempt, calling on supporters to defeat them decisively.

“Let us go out and defeat them! Defeat them decisively!”

Civil society warns of unfair election conditions

Days before the vote, Serbian civil society groups warned that conditions for free and fair elections were lacking, citing intimidation, arrests and misuse of public resources.

Election day set for Sunday, October 25th

Parliamentary elections take place on Sunday, October 25th. Student rally attendee Igor said: "Today is the last rally, and it's important that we all come here to send a message of love and peace."

“Today is the last rally, and it's important that we all come here to send a message of love and peace”