When will the elections be?

Latest / 12.05.2026.

The public bids on potential election dates. When should elections be announced to be held on a specific date? Is it possible that there will also be elections at other levels during that period? Check with the due date calculator.

Snap Elections in Serbia - Deadline Calculator

There is talk of elections soon - no one knows which ones or when.

This tool helps you navigate the legal deadlines: enter a potential election date and see the latest possible date for calling elections, when the Government must resign, when the President must step down, and when mayors must leave office. Or reverse it - enter the date elections are called and find out when voting can take place.

Select the type of election, enter a date - and the tool will show what is still legally possible, and what deadlines have already passed.

Type of election

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How snap elections happen

Parliamentary elections

Snap parliamentary elections +

For snap parliamentary elections to be called, the National Assembly must be dissolved. There are five mechanisms.

1. Government proposes dissolution+

The Government submits a reasoned proposal to the President of the Republic, who issues a decree dissolving the Assembly. Elections are called simultaneously with the dissolution - there is no additional waiting period.

The Government cannot submit this proposal while a no-confidence motion is being debated, or while the Government itself has raised the question of confidence. A Government whose mandate has already ended also cannot propose dissolution.

2. Vote of no confidence passed+

A motion must be submitted by at least 60 MPs. The Assembly debates it no sooner than 5 days after submission. If no confidence is passed, the President initiates the formation of a new Government.

If a new Government is not formed within 30 days, the President is obliged to dissolve the Assembly and call elections.

Time gap: at least 30 days pass between the no-confidence vote and the calling of elections, and in practice often more.

3. Confidence vote lost+

The Government itself raises the question of confidence and loses the vote. The President initiates the formation of a new Government.

If a new Government is not formed within 30 days, the President dissolves the Assembly and calls elections.

Time gap: same as for a no-confidence vote - at least 30 days from the vote to the calling of elections.

4. Prime Minister resigns+

The Prime Minister submits a resignation to the Speaker of the Assembly and simultaneously informs the public. The Assembly acknowledges the resignation at its next session - the Government's mandate ends on the date of acknowledgement.

The President initiates the formation of a new Government. If a new Government is not formed within 30 days of the resignation being acknowledged, the President dissolves the Assembly and calls elections.

Time gap: at least 30 days pass from the resignation being acknowledged before elections can be called, plus however long the Assembly spends on the process in practice.

5. Assembly fails to form a Government within 90 days of being constituted+

If the newly elected Assembly fails to form a Government within 90 days of being constituted, it is automatically dissolved. The President calls elections.

Presidential elections

Snap presidential elections +

Snap presidential elections are called when the President of the Republic's mandate ends before its term expires. There are two mechanisms.

1. President resigns+

The President submits a resignation to the Speaker of the Assembly and simultaneously informs the public. The mandate ends on the day the resignation is submitted - there is no acknowledgement process or waiting period.

The Speaker of the Assembly assumes the duties of President and is obliged to call elections so that the vote is held no later than three months from when the mandate ended.

Time gap: none - elections can be called on the same day the resignation is submitted.

2. President impeached+

The process is initiated by the Assembly on the proposal of at least one third of MPs. The Constitutional Court has 45 days to rule on whether the Constitution was violated. Impeachment requires a vote of at least two thirds of MPs.

Due to the Constitutional Court's 45-day deadline, this mechanism is incompatible with a short electoral timeline in most cases.

Local elections

Snap local elections +

The decision to dissolve a local assembly is made by the Government, on the proposal of the ministry responsible for local self-government. There are three grounds for dissolution.

1. Assembly has not met for more than 3 months+

If the local assembly has not held a single session for more than three months, the Government may decide to dissolve it.

2. Mayor or municipal president resigns+

A resignation by the mayor or municipal president does not in itself lead to elections. The assembly first has one month to elect a replacement. Only if it fails to do so may the Government decide to dissolve it.

Time gap: from the resignation to the earliest possible election day, at least one month's waiting period must pass, then the elections must be called, then a 30-day campaign. At least 2 months in total, and in practice more.

3. Assembly fails to adopt a statute or budget within the legal deadline+

If the assembly fails to adopt a statute or budget within the deadline set by law, the Government may decide to dissolve it.

Regular elections - statutory windows

Type	Called	Voting window
Presidential	2 March 2027	4 Apr - 25 Apr 2027
Parliamentary	8 Nov 2027	26 Dec 2027 - 2 Jan 2028