RIK approves Greek, Albanian and Romanian minority lists
At its 63rd session on October 21, the commission approved four more lists for the November 8 national minority council elections, two days before the deadline.
The Republic Electoral Commission (RIK) approved four electoral lists for the direct elections of national minority council members at its 63rd session, held on October 21, 2026. Voting is scheduled for November 8, and the deadline for submitting lists expires on October 23, two days from now.
Which minority council lists were approved?
Two lists were approved for the National Council of the Greek National Minority: “Greeks Together - With Heart for Serbia!” and “United Greeks for a United Serbia”. For the National Council of the Albanian National Minority, the commission approved the list “Movement for Democratic Progress - Sciprim Musliu” (in Albanian, Lëvizja e Progresit Demokratik - SHQIPRIM MUSLIU), and for the National Council of the Romanian National Minority, the list “Romanians Together - Let’s Move Forward!” (Românii împreună - Mergem înainte!).
The session was chaired by RIK Deputy Chairman Marko Jankovic.
What else did the commission decide?
The same session adopted amendments to the Rules on the Work of Polling Boards for the direct elections of national minority council members. It also amended and supplemented provisions of the Decision on Determining Polling Stations for those elections. The RIK statement does not say what the changes consist of.
What came before this session?
According to Insajder, the commission had earlier approved the lists of the Ukrainian and Slovenian minorities, with 13 and 15 candidates respectively. We reported earlier on the approval of the Slovenian list “Slovenes Together”. The same source says it was announced at the time that four lists would be submitted the following day: two for the Greek council and one each for the Albanian and Romanian councils. The lists RIK has now approved match that announcement.
Who elects councils directly?
On September 16, the Ministry for Human and Minority Rights and Social Dialogue provisionally closed the special voter registers and determined that 21 national minorities meet the conditions for direct elections. The Goran and Russian minorities choose their representatives through an electoral assembly.
