Elhúzódó választások: köztársasági elnöki és előrehozott parlamenti választások Szerbiában
Protracted General Elections in Serbia

Summary/Abstract: On April 3rd, 2022, voters in Serbia went to the polls once again a mere two years after the last parliamentary elections. The outcome was that Aleksandar Vučić won re-election to another five-year term as head of state. The paper provides an analysis of the 2022 general elections. It examines the two-year period between the two parliamentary elections and the key developments which shaped last April’s result, namely the environmental protests against Rio Tinto, the constitutional reform, and the return of the opposition, which boycotted the 2020 elections due to the uneven conditions. Ultimately, the 2022 general elections offered no major surprises. The paper analyses new and potential developments in Serbia related to the Serbian Progressive Party’s hold on power, its path to EU accession, and its foreign policy on a regional and global level in light of the Russo-Ukranian War. The paper’s other focus is the situation of the Hungarian minorities. The VMSZ (Vajdasági Magyar Szövetség—Alliance of Vojovinda Hungarians), which is the dominant party among Vojvodina Hungarians, has managed to remain exclusively focused on advocacy for minority rights and regional developments while keeping strong ties with both Belgrade – where it supports the ruling party in parliament – and Budapest. The goal of the study is to present a thorough evaluation of the current political situation in Serbia with an outlook towards future changes and challenges regarding both the country as a whole and the Hungarian minority.

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