After two years of protests, the student-led list triumphed in Serbia’s elections. Popular assemblies without leaders, candidates chosen from experts and civil society representatives, a country traveled on foot and by bike: an experiment that intertwines participation, deliberation and representation, also addressing a Europe grappling with authoritarianism. A comment by OBCT director Luisa Chiodi

30/10/2026, Luisa Chiodi 

Ljubomir Stefanović, a journalist and founder of the portal Slavija Info, has left Serbia and requested asylum in Montenegro. He claims to be the target of systematic persecution by the Serbian security services — including wiretapping, the confiscation of his professional equipment, and various forms of pressure — which he says have intensified ahead of the elections in Serbia

29/10/2026, Vukašin Obradović  Podgorica

Despite the clear victory for the students, the night of October 25th could have taken a violent turn. Pressure reportedly convinced Vučić to abandon the option of resorting to violence

29/10/2026, Massimo Moratti 

Twenty-eight hours without sleep at the polling station in Belgrade, defending every vote. Then 26 October arrived, the victory of the Student List and the feeling of freedom that had been missing for too long. Personal and touching testimony of our correspondent from Belgrade

29/10/2026, Danijela Nenadić  Belgrade

What could motivate Kosovo and Serbia to cooperate now, without waiting for long-term normalization of relations? A recently published study identifies regional economic cooperation as a potential lever

29/10/2026, Arta Berisha 

Following the victory of the Student List in the October 25 elections, the Rector of the University of Arts in Belgrade, Mirjana Nikolić, has entered Parliament. Speaking to OBCT, she outlines the priorities of this new direction: transparency regarding Novi Sad, the protection of the university, and the rule of law

28/10/2026, Federico Baccini