Serbia’s student movement says election ticket has been ready for months

Serbia’s student movement says its election ticket has been ready for months, but the names will remain under wraps until parliamentary elections are formally called.

The list contains 250 candidates for the 250-seat parliament, student representatives Andjela Prodanovic and Marko Djenadic told N1. They said the delay reflects both technical and tactical considerations. Under Serbian election law, the students would run as a citizens’ group, which can only be formally established after an election is called.

A group of about 10 to 15 people would submit the list and collect the required signatures. The movement says its activists have already spent almost 500 days campaigning informally, including door-to-door outreach and the Student in Every Village initiative, which was designed to meet people in local communities.

Djenadic said the timing of the list’s release forms part of the movement’s electoral strategy. Prodanovic dismissed concerns that revealing the candidates could weaken their support. The students intend to run independently rather than form an electoral coalition with opposition parties, although they are open to cooperating on vote monitoring. They also said their own polling shows they retain greater public trust than the regime.