Vučić Dissolves Parliament, Calls Early Elections for October 25

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić announced on September 8 that he will sign a decree on September 9 dissolving the National Assembly and scheduling early parliamentary elections for October 25, cutting short a legislative term that was due to run until December 2027.

The move follows a formal request from the government of Prime Minister Đuro Macut on September 7. Vučić's Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) has nominated him as its prime ministerial candidate and placed him atop its electoral list, signalling his intention to transition from the presidency to the premiership if the party secures a parliamentary majority. Constitutional term limits bar him from seeking a third presidential mandate.

The snap vote comes amid a deepening political crisis triggered by mass student protests that erupted after the November 2024 collapse of a railway station canopy in Novi Sad, which killed 16 people. Demonstrators have demanded accountability for the disaster, alleging corruption and negligence in the station's reconstruction.

The protest movement has grown into the most serious challenge to Vučić's decade-long rule, with students and opposition forces seeking to convert street mobilisation into a viable electoral alternative. Authorities have denied corruption allegations and rejected accusations of pressure on opposition parties and media outlets.