Aleksandar Vučić in the Municipality of Savska Venac during the verification of signatures for the list

Extraordinary parliamentary elections

12.September 2026 AI

Competition in collecting signatures: Vučić almost cried, students smiled

The regime's media have already turned the collection of signatures for the lists participating in the extraordinary parliamentary elections on October 25 into a contest of who will be bigger. It is enough to look at the pictures of this technical, pre-election work of the main competitors, the "Aleksandar Vučić - United Serbia" and "Studenti pobeđuje" newspapers, to understand what kind of choice the voters are facing.

The letter signed by the deans of seven Novi Sad faculties expresses respect for the student protest, but also calls for consideration of the "appropriate type of teaching". At some faculties in Belgrade, classes are already back - online and without the consent of the students

University and elections

11.September 2026 MLJ

Will the academic year at the faculties begin after the election?

Some faculties request that the academic year begin on November 1 due to the involvement of students in the extraordinary parliamentary elections scheduled for October 25. In that case, there will certainly be no blockades, which Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said are "safe".

Aleksandar Vučić in a dark suit with a black tie in the Palace of Serbia

Pre-election raises

11.September 2026 AI

Vučić announces an eight percent salary increase

After the pensioners, SNS candidate for prime minister Aleksandar Vučić, in the pre-election cycle of money distribution, also addressed public sector employees and social assistance recipients, who are also due for a raise.