Serbia held parliamentary election on 21 June, after postponing it due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A number of parliamentary and non-parliamentary political parties boycotted the elections, including the major opposition coalition Alliance for Serbia, which cited as one of the reasons for not participating that there were no conditions for free and fair elections. The elections witnessed the lowest turnout since the establishment of a multi-party system in 1990, with 49% of the electorate taking part. The coalition led by the Serbian Progressive Party won one of the largest parliamentary majorities in Europe securing around 62% of the votes. Of the 250 seats in the parliament, the party gained 191 seats.
Just before the election, the ruling party lowered the threshold for parties to enter the parliament from 5% to 3%, in an apparent effort to boost representation of minor parties. After declaring victory, Aleksander Vučić, Serbia’s president, said that the new government will be formed with people from the lists that did not pass the 3% threshold. Vučić added that Serbia would have to work “faster, harder, and more effectively” on its way to the European Union.