MOSCOW, October 26. /TASS/. The Student List opposition coalition has won the snap parliamentary elections in Serbia, former President Aleksandar Vucic said.
TASS has compiled the key information known at this time.
Student List coalition’s victory
- The Student List opposition coalition has won the snap parliamentary elections in Serbia, former President Aleksandar Vucic stated.
- According to him, the party will be able to form a majority in parliament on its own.
- The politician noted that his Serbian Progressive Party can expect to win 105-106 seats.
- The other parties failed to clear the three percent threshold.
- The exception will be the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians, as it is not subject to this threshold.
- Supporters of the Student List coalition held celebrations in the streets of Belgrade.
- According to a TASS correspondent, people took to the streets of the Serbian capital with flags and fireworks.
- Passing cars honked their horns, and groups of motorcyclists rode toward the city center.
- The crowd tore down the barriers in a park across from the Serbian parliament building.
- Previously, a tent camp for Vucic’s supporters had been located there; after his announcement of defeat in the election, the camp was emptied.
Reaction
- Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar congratulated the leaders of the Student List opposition coalition on their victory before the official results of the snap parliamentary elections in Serbia were announced.
- The head of government stated that Hungary is ready to provide them with support.
- Milorad Dodik, chairman of the ruling Alliance of Independent Social Democrats party in the Republic of Srpska (an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina), also congratulated the Student List coalition on its victory.