Serbia Approves Matica Slovacka List for Nov. 8 Vote

Serbia’s Republic Electoral Commission (RIK) approved the electoral list “We Serve Only the Slovak People - Matica Slovacka in Serbia - Juraj Cervenak” on the evening of October 12, for the direct elections of members of the National Council of the Slovak National Minority, scheduled for November 8, 2026. The decision was made at the commission’s 55th session, chaired by RIK deputy chairman Marko Jankovic.

What did the Matica Slovacka list submit to the commission?

The association Matica Slovacka in Serbia submitted the list the same day, with 23 candidates. According to Tanjug, RIK member Jasmina Milosevic said the list came with 942 valid voter statements in support.

RIK found that the list meets the requirements on the number of candidates and the representation of both sexes. The commission’s website records the decision under the list’s full name, which is also given in Slovak.

What else did RIK decide at its 53rd session?

At the 53rd session, also held on October 12, the commission approved the list “Dr. Suzana Kujundzic Ostojic - Let It Be Known That the Bunjevac Live!” for the National Council of the Bunjevac National Minority. Later in the same session, RIK members adopted two more decisions:

• A decision on the forms for conducting electoral actions in the direct elections of national council members
• A decision on the forms for applications to monitor and observe the work of the bodies that run those elections

How many minorities vote on November 8?

On September 16, the Ministry of Human and Minority Rights and Social Dialogue provisionally closed the special voter rolls and determined that 21 national minorities met the conditions for direct elections. The Slovak minority is among them. FoNet reports in the same piece that members of 23 national minorities will take part, but does not explain the gap with the 21 minorities it lists.