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Elections in Serbia/ High turnout, Albanians aim for three MPs
2026-10-25 18:44:00 / POLITIKË
Early parliamentary elections are underway in Serbia, where around 6.45 million eligible citizens are called to elect the new composition of the 250-seat Parliament. There are 18 electoral lists in the race, while the Albanians of the Presevo Valley are competing unitedly through the "Albanian Coalition" list, with number 17 on the ballot, aiming to secure three seats in the Serbian parliament.
According to data published by the Republic Statistical Office, by 12:00, 34.55 percent of registered voters throughout Serbia had voted. The director of the institution, Branko Josipović, announced that the highest turnout was recorded in the Vojvodina region, with 38.08 percent. In Belgrade, the turnout was 35.23 percent, in Sumadija and Western Serbia 32.56 percent, while in Southern and Eastern Serbia 31.96 percent.
Compared to the 2023 parliamentary elections, the turnout by noon is significantly higher. At the same time, three years ago, 21.33 percent of eligible citizens had voted, while this time the figure has reached 34.55 percent, signaling a greater commitment of the electorate to the electoral process.
Polling stations opened at 07:00 and will remain open until 20:00, in thousands of polling stations across the country. The process is also being monitored by international observers from the ODIHR. The OSCE Special Coordinator for the short-term observation mission, Gilles Baum, described the high turnout as a positive sign for the country.
Special attention in these elections is also paid to the votes of the Albanians of the Presevo Valley, who aim to increase their political representation in the institutions of Serbia. The Mayor of Presevo, Ardita Sinani, has exercised her right to vote and has described the elections as decisive for the future of the Albanians of the Valley. She has called on citizens not to hesitate, but to come out en masse to vote.
Meanwhile, the election process is taking place in a tense political climate, with former Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and his camp facing one of the most significant challenges in recent years. Facing them is a student-led movement that emerged after nearly two years of mass protests and has now become a significant factor in the Serbian political scene.
Vučić, who heads the electoral list "Aleksandar Vučić – United Serbia", voted in New Belgrade, where he later got into a verbal altercation with Croatian journalists. When the journalists tried to ask him a question, he interrupted them, stating that Serbian media have priority.
The election result is expected to determine not only the new composition of the Serbian parliament and the political balance in the country, but also the possibilities for a higher representation of Albanians from the Presevo Valley in Serbia's central institutions.
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