{
  "id": 16513360,
  "title": "Serbia’s Vučić Says He Would Accept Defeat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/serbias-vucic-says-he-would-accept-defeat",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T19:10:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/serbia-vucic-would-accept-defeat-first-estimate-tonight/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Serbia's Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić has stated that he would accept defeat if his United Serbia list loses the parliamentary elections. He expects preliminary results to be announced between 22:00 and 22:30 CET, or 5:00 and 5:30 p.m. ET. Sources report that he voted in Belgrade with his wife after waiting in line for about two hours. Vučić emphasized that Serbia is choosing between a future and a past of looting privatisations and economic ruin. Foreign journalists were asked whether he would be the leader of the opposition, to which he replied that it would be clear that evening whether he is in opposition or in power.",
  "summary": "Serbia’s Vučić said he would accept defeat and expects a first estimate of the result around 5:00 to 5:30 p.m. ET, after polls closed. The post Serbia’s Vučić Says He Would Accept Defeat appeared first on The Rio Times .",
  "key_points": [
    "Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić would accept defeat in elections.",
    "Preliminary results expected between 5:00 and 5:30 p.m. ET.",
    "Vučić emphasized Serbia choosing between future and past of ruin."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}