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Five days before Serbia's election: NSPM poll puts students ahead, US senators call for a fair vote
The “Students Win” list polls at 44.5% against 42.7% for Vuçiq's list. Vuçiq says he will congratulate the winner if he loses, while seven US senators voice concern about irregularities.
By ANN Newsroom · Newsroom
October 20, 2026, 22:15 · Updated 12:22 · 2 min read
In brief
- According to an NSPM telephone poll of 1,050 respondents, the students' list has 44.5%, while Vuçiq's “United Serbia” has 42.7%.
- Daçiq's Socialists and the “European Serbia” list remain below the 3% threshold.
- Senators Shaheen, Wicker, Durbin and four others call on Serbian authorities to guarantee a level playing field for all parties.
Five days before the Oct. 25 snap parliamentary elections, a poll by the Serbian portal NSPM, run by Gjorgje Vukadinoviq, puts the student list “Students Win” ahead of the ruling coalition. According to the poll, the students' list takes 44.5% of decided voters, while Aleksandar Vuçiq's “United Serbia” list has 42.7%.
Poll details
The survey was conducted by telephone from Sept. 25 to Oct. 5 with 1,050 respondents, and NSPM says it carried it out for its own purposes, without a client. Ivica Daçiq's Socialist Party has 2.9% and the “European Serbia” list, linked to Marinika Tepiq and Zdravko Ponosh, 2.7%, both below the 3% threshold. About 79.8% of respondents said they would definitely vote. Asked about the future, 44% said a victory by the students and the opposition would be better for Serbia, 22.5% prefer the current government to continue and 19% favor continuity with changes. NSPM stresses that the results should not be taken as an election projection.
Vuçiq: I will congratulate the winner
According to the outlet Nova.rs, Vuçiq has acknowledged that his list is slightly behind its rivals. In an interview with Informer, he said that if he loses he will congratulate the winner, sometime around 10 or 10:30 p.m. on election night, but added that support for his list has grown and that what matters is election day. Vuçiq resigned as president on Sept. 27 to lead the campaign and is seeking the post of prime minister.
A call from the US Senate
Meanwhile, seven US senators from both parties, led by Democrat Jeanne Shaheen and with the signatures of Republican Roger Wicker and Democrat Dick Durbin, called on Serbian authorities to hold free, fair and transparent elections. They cited concerns raised by CRTA and the OSCE's ODIHR about irregularities, intimidation of voters and opposition candidates, the use of state resources in favor of the ruling party, and reports of wiretapping of opposition candidates. “Serbian authorities must ensure a level playing field for all parties,” the statement says.
The students have called their closing rally in Belgrade for this week, while international observers warn of a tense campaign.
