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Special electoral roll of national minorities closed

Belgrade, 24 October 2026

Minister for Human and Minority Rights and Social Dialogue in a caretaker capacity Demo Beriša has issued a decision closing the special electoral roll of national minorities for the elections for members of national minority councils, to be held on 8 November this year.

The decision was adopted on 23 October at 24:00, in accordance with Article 80 of the Law on National Minority Councils.

Elections for members of national minority councils are an important mechanism for exercising the rights of national minority members and preserving their national identity, culture, language, script and education, Beriša noted.

The Minister stated that the Republic of Serbia remains committed to protecting the rights of all minority communities and building a society based on equality, mutual respect and dialogue.

He called on members of national minorities to familiarise themselves with the electoral process and exercise their right to vote on 8 November, stressing that by participating in the elections, they contribute to the election of their representatives, the strengthening of national minority councils and the improvement of the position of their communities in the Republic of Serbia.

In accordance with the Decision on Calling Elections for Members of National Minority Councils, members of 21 national minorities will elect their national council members by direct vote, while members of the Gorani and Russian national minorities will elect their representatives through an electoral assembly.

Members of the Albanian, Ashkali, Bosniak, Bulgarian, Bunjevci, Vlach, Greek, Egyptian, Hungarian, Macedonian, German, Polish, Roma, Romanian, Rusyn, Slovak, Slovenian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Montenegrin and Czech national minorities will elect their national council members by direct vote.

Eligible voters belonging to national minorities may continue to register on the Special Electoral Roll until 24:00 on 4 November, in accordance with the law.

The Ministry for Human and Minority Rights and Social Dialogue will continue, within its remit, to support the implementation of electoral activities and inform citizens about the exercise of their rights.