The election commission ordered a limited rerun
Serbia’s Republic Electoral Commission decided October 28 to repeat voting at 53 polling places where results could not be established or voting had been annulled. The repeat vote is scheduled for Sunday, November 1, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The order is a concrete post-election correction. It is not, by itself, a finding that the nationwide result is invalid, and final certification still follows the repeat vote and remaining procedures.
The preliminary margin is large
With 97.56% of polling stations processed, the commission reported 2,267,615 votes, or 52.71%, for the Student List. Aleksandar Vučić’s United Serbia list had 1,685,022 votes, or 39.17%.
The gap is 582,593 votes and 13.54 percentage points. The two main lists together accounted for 91.88% of the preliminary vote, showing how strongly the contest concentrated around two choices.
| List | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Student List – Students Win | 2,267,615 | 52.71% |
| Aleksandar Vučić – United Serbia | 1,685,022 | 39.17% |
| Margin | 582,593 | 13.54 points |
Observers praised administration and documented structural problems
The OSCE-led mission said election-day stages were assessed positively in the vast majority of observed polling stations and that preparations were generally efficient. It also reported misuse of public resources, intimidation, media bias, violence concerns and weaknesses in transparency and remedies.
Independent access for voters with physical disabilities was missing at 60% of 1,485 observed polling stations—about 891 sites. That observation sample is not the same population as the 53 rerun locations and should not be presented as a reason each rerun was ordered.
What to watch next
The November 1 vote should be evaluated on turnout, incident reporting and whether the commission publishes reconciled station-level results. The European Union has also called for formal certification, an orderly transition and continued election reform.
This analysis compares official preliminary totals with the commission’s repeat-vote order and international observers’ preliminary assessment. It does not predict seat allocation or treat observer concerns as proof that every reported violation changed a ballot.
Sources and further reading
Serbia Republic Electoral Commission preliminary results, October 26, 2026 ↗
Republic Electoral Commission repeat-vote decision, October 28, 2026 ↗
OSCE/ODIHR preliminary observer statement, October 26, 2026 ↗