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Serbia after the December 2023 Elections – A Reshuffle of Cards

Südosteuropa Mitteilungen 1 | 2024
Article by Vedran Dzihic

On 17 December 2023, Serbia went to polls to elect the new parliament as well as city and municipal governments in more than &$ municipalities across the country, including the capital city of Belgrade. Political competition was massively restricted in the run-up to the early elections. On election day itself a massive manipulation and voter fraud was recorded. As both international and national election observation missions concluded, the elections were neither fair nor free. The following article provides an analysis of the situation in Serbia prior to elections and discusses the results, consequences as well as chances of the opposition to challenge Aleksandar Vucic’s regime. A particular emphasis is placed on the reactions from the EU and Member States. Confronted with questions around elections and already under certain pressure a)ter the violent attack in Banjska, Kosovo, in September last year, the regime shows increased signs of nervousness, which opens up new chances for anti-regime oppositions and movements.

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