Serbian General Elections: A Grand Slam for Vučić?

Skytte Election Analysis Seminar Series

On April 3, Serbs are casting their votes for their new president, as well as for the parliament. Furthermore, local elections will be held in 14 municipalities, including Belgrade, the capital city. Incumbent president Aleksandar Vučić, known for his authoritarian tendencies, cordial relations with Russia, as well as belligerent regional rhetoric, is up for his second, supposedly last term. His party, the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), has been enjoying the status of the ruling party since 2012. While the SNS was not supposed to face new elections until 2024, they are heading to the snap elections as a firm frontrunner. But Vučić’s first term as president has not been entirely easy. Mass protests have erupted over a variety of issues, most recently over concerns about a deal with mining giant Rio Tinto, the opposition parties boycotted the last parliamentary elections in 2020 over concerns of fairness and openness, and most recently, Russia’s war on Ukraine is forcing all states to choose sides. Will Vučić prove to be immune to these issues, or will his grand victory end up being thwarted in the end?

Join us for the Skytte Election Analysis Seminar on April 5th from 16:15-17:30 at Lossi 36-305, or on Zoom (Meeting ID: 996 7850 9921, Passcode: 328654).

Offering insights on Serbian elections, the issues and the outcomes, the seminar is led by Ms. Ana Harrington.

Ana Harrington is a recent graduate with a joint degree from the University of Bologna and Zagreb. In her free time, Ana contributes to the French think tank Eurocréative as their Balkan analyst and works as an external editor for the Croatian peer review journal Little Leviathan. She specializes in political communication in the wider Central Eastern European Region from 2010 and onwards.

Additional information: Kristel Vits, kristel.vits@ut.ee