President Aleksandar Vučić’s June 2026 announcement that he would resign within weeks and support early parliamentary elections, followed by his August specification of October 18 or 25 as dates, has driven the high implied probability for a vote before 2027. Sustained student-led protests since the November 2024 Novi Sad railway station collapse, which killed 16 and fueled corruption allegations, prompted the move to dissolve the National Assembly via government proposal. Reports from early September confirm the snap election on October 25, with formal dissolution expected imminently under election law timelines of 45–60 days. Vučić, constitutionally barred from a third presidential term in 2027, is positioned to seek the prime minister role if his Serbian Progressive Party prevails, consistent with prior patterns of early legislative votes.