Turkey

Ankara, October 26, 2026. The Turkish press presents Aleksandar Vučić's defeat as a turning point in Serbian domestic politics. On Sunday, October 25, during the early legislative elections, he stated to the press, according to Cumhuriyet: "Kaybettik, durum bu" ("We have lost, that's how it is"). He estimated the Student List at around 135 seats versus 105 for his camp, or approximately 2.2 million votes against 1.72 million.

Turkish media recall the origin of the movement: the collapse, on November 1, 2024, of the concrete canopy of the Novi Sad train station, which killed 16 people. BBC Türkçe, under the pen of Paul Kirby, sees it as a symbol of corruption and negligence. The site describes a list without an identifiable leader, with candidates from all walks of society, led by cardiologist İlija Srdanović, and supported by the withdrawal of several opposition parties. It also reports concerns about the fairness of the vote: 18 lists, with only seven presenting 250 candidates.

The Anadolu Agency sticks to the procedural register: closure of offices at 8 pm, 67.6% participation at 7 pm according to Ipsos and CeSID, or 8.83 points more than the 58.77% of December 2023, and mention of reports of irregularities. It details the legal calendar: consolidated report from the electoral commission within 96 hours, Assembly constituted within 30 days, government formed within 90 days.

Bianet, which picks up the information from Anadolu, emphasizes that Vučić, who resigned from the presidency to run for the post of Prime Minister, recognized the victory of the Student List while asserting that the result was the product of a process supported from abroad, and promising to continue the fight in opposition. The site quotes academic Radomir Saičić, who spoke on behalf of the winners to thank voters and announce the construction of the future. It notes that the way this movement, foreign to the organization of classical parties, will translate its success into a program and mode of government remains uncertain.

The durations vary according to the titles: BBC and Bianet mention twelve years of power, Cumhuriyet specifies twelve years at the head of the executive and fourteen years for the Serbian Progressive Party.