site.btaSerbia's Student Movement Registers Association, Steps Up Election Preparations

The Serbian student movement has registered as an association, its participants confirmed, regional broadcaster N1 reported.

The association was registered on May 21, 2026, and publicly available documents show that the organization has a limited period of existence until May 1, 2028. At least 30 days before the expiration of the period for which the association was established, its governing body may decide to extend the organization’s existence.

In addition to registering the association, the students have for months been preparing to take part in snap parliamentary elections, although Serbia’s President has yet to schedule them.

"We are certainly preparing as if these elections could be called at any moment," student Tara Blagojevic told N1.

She added that the student movement, whether visible or not, is never standing still.

On Tuesday, the student movement published its statute, which states that it operates as a "voluntary, non-governmental, non-partisan and non-profit association established for a limited period of time with the aim of raising public awareness about the importance of democracy and fair and honest elections."

The association has a stamp featuring an owl wearing a hat, with the words: "Students' candidate list."

In May last year, Serbian students announced for the first time that they wanted snap parliamentary elections to be held and that they would participate by supporting a list of candidates who have public credibility and have not previously been involved in the country’s political life.

The Serbian student movement took shape following the tragedy in the northern city of Novi Sad, where on November 1, 2024, a concrete canopy at a recently renovated railway station collapsed, killing 16 people and leaving one person seriously injured.

Students blocked the work of more than 60 faculties across the country and led mass civic protests that raised anti-corruption demands and called for early parliamentary elections.