Here comes everyone

Serbia’s Student List turned a broad anti-corruption movement into an electoral majority. The report connects its rise to years of protest and anger after the 2024 railway-station canopy collapse. Its members span ideological camps and many incoming MPs lack political experience. Removing a dominant party from office is not the same as dismantling patronage or securing an independent judiciary.

The October 25 vote falls just before this edition’s window; the focus here is the result and the first week of transition. Earlier protests are background, not newly occurring events.

1. Decentralisation can unite voters who share little beyond opposition to corruption.
2. That strength can become a coordination problem in office.
3. Institutional reform should be assessed separately from geopolitical expectations.

Reported results, interviews and the movement’s manifesto establish its breadth and uncertainty. The article notes persistent opposition to Kosovo independence and Russian sanctions, warning against assuming a wholesale foreign-policy reversal.