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According to an official statement from the 72nd session of the Republic Electoral Commission of Serbia, held on October 28, 2026, a decision was adopted to hold a revote for the parliamentary elections in 53 polling stations. The basis for the REC’s decision is the conclusion that the voting results from October 25 in these stations either could not be determined or have been annulled. The revote will take place on Sunday, November 1, 2026, from 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM local time.
Following the session, the Republic Electoral Commission adopted decisions regarding the format, appearance, colour, and content of the ballot paper, as well as the control list used to verify the integrity of the ballot box for the revote on November 1, 2026. Additionally, the Commission determined the number of ballots to be used for the revote and established procedures for the reimbursement of costs associated with conducting the revote for the election of members of parliament.
COMMENT:
According to local observers involved in the snap parliamentary elections, violations of electoral rules occurred in approximately 29% of polling stations. These included breaches of ballot secrecy, group and repeat voting, the duplication of electoral rolls, pressure exerted on voters, and vote-buying. It is likely that some of these violations were taken into account during the meeting of the Republic Electoral Commission, prompting the decision to hold a re-vote in 53 polling stations on November 1, 2026.
According to Serbian law, the Republic Electoral Commission must announce the official results of the vote within 96 hours after the end of voting, in this case on 29.10. However, following the decision to hold a partial re-vote, the announcement of the results will be delayed and now is expected by November 5. In essence, the re-vote in these 53 polling stations is unlikely to significantly alter the standing of the two main political entities—the Student List and the Serbian Progressive Party -or that of the other political coalitions that participated in the election. According to the latest results from the October 25 vote, as published by the Republic Electoral Commission, the Student List secured 53.04% of the vote, while the Serbian Progressive Party received 38.97%. None of the other political entities that participated in the election managed to reach the 3% electoral threshold required for representation in the new parliament. According to some unofficial figures, the Student list will hold 140 seats in the new National Assembly, while the SNS will hold 103. Ethnic parties, which participate in the allocation of parliamentary seats under special rules, will have representation in the parliament too. Among them are the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians with 3 deputies, the Albanian Coalition with 2, as well as the Bosniak lists – Rasim Ljajić’s “Human” and Sulejman Ugljanin’s Party of Democratic Action of Sandžak – each of which will have one deputy.
