Crowds cheer and play music during election victory celebrations in New Belgrade, Serbia

On October 26, 2026, in New Belgrade, Serbia, @pajaoliver shared footage of a large crowd gathering outdoors at night to celebrate. In the video, people cheer and sing together as music plays and bright flares illuminate the scene, sending thick white smoke into the dark sky. A flag waves above the crowd as streetlights and an electronic billboard glow in the background, capturing the energetic atmosphere of the nighttime gathering. According to reports, the celebrations followed a claimed victory by the student-backed opposition movement in Serbia’s snap parliamentary election on October 25. The reported results indicated that the Student List received 52.65% of the vote, compared with 39.22% for the Vučić-backed United Serbia list, with turnout reaching 68.78%. The election followed nearly two years of student-led anti-government protests that began after a railway station canopy collapsed in Novi Sad in November 2024, killing 16 people and prompting demands for accountability over alleged corruption and government oversight failures.