Vučić to Head Opposition Group in Parliament, Promises SNS Changes

Former Serbian president Aleksandar Vučić, who headed the United Serbia list in the 25 October election, said on Saturday, 14 November, that he had been elected head of the list's parliamentary group at its first session. Speaking in interviews on TV Pink, reported by Tanjug, RTS and Danas, he said the group's name had not yet been settled: it could be "United Serbia", "Serbia Against Terror" or something else, with a decision expected on Monday or Tuesday morning. United Serbia won 103 of the 250 seats, the Student List 140 and minority parties seven. The new National Assembly holds its constitutive session on Tuesday, 17 November.

How long Vučić will lead the group

Vučić said he would be group leader "at least for some time" but was not sure he could sustain the role for long. He promised that his MPs would behave in a civilised and dignified way, adding that they would not throw firecrackers in the chamber, while fighting hard for their positions. He predicted that the majority would use the first session for spectacle, including by bringing supporters into the public gallery.

Candidate for speaker of the Assembly

According to RTS, the group will propose Stojan Radenović, a mathematics professor, as speaker, and Vučić called him "undoubtedly number one". Radenović is the oldest member of the new Assembly and will chair the constitutive session; on 10 November he told Kurir TV that the six-item agenda should pass routinely. Vučić also claimed the Student List had chosen Katarina Šćepanović as its candidate in an internal vote over Aleksandar Čupić. The Student List had not officially confirmed a candidate in the reports we reviewed.

Promised changes in the SNS

Vučić said there would be "a great many changes" in the Serbian Progressive Party, mainly in its organisation, and that he wanted to bring more young people into it. He acknowledged "significant political mistakes". On 29 October he had said a party assembly would elect a new leadership within a month. He also accused the Student List of already controlling the police, ministries and public institutions before forming a government; he offered no evidence, and the Student List did not respond to these claims in the reports we reviewed.

CPAC Balkans conference moved to January

Separately, Tanjug reported on 14 November that the US-based Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) plans its first CPAC Balkans conference in Belgrade in January 2027, with Vučić among the announced participants. European Western Balkans had reported on 3 November that a launch event planned for 18 November, with Vučić as host, had been postponed; CPAC chairman Matt Schlapp said the organisers had been "overly ambitious". No exact date or venue has been announced.