Serbian Business Club Congratulates Student List on Victory

Celebration of the Victory of the “Student List – Students Will Win” Initiative in the Parliamentary Elections, Belgrade, Oct. 25 2026 (BETAPHOTO/MILAN OBRADOVIC)

The Serbian Business Club (Privrednik) whose members are the owners of the largest companies in Serbia have congratulated the Student List on its victory in parliamentary elections on Oct. 25 despite not having said anything about the economic situation because it suited them and they wanted it to continue, so they are now joining the winner or are afraid of revenge by inspectors, economists told the Oct. 29 edition of Danas.

Dragoljub Rajic, coordinator of the business support network said that businesses stayed quiet for a long time about what was happening in Serbia, partly out of fear of revenge and partly because the system suited them, while some of the more "vocal" business owners had problems with inspections.

"It was to be expected that the Serbian Business Club, which gathers large companies, would congratulate [the Student List's] victory [in the polls] and that would be normal in any other country but the situation in which the entire state is in, the economy and business owners as the people with the most money and capital are greatly responsible for the country getting into this situation," Rajic said.

In its statement the Serbian Business Club said that it believes that every electoral result "is an opportunity to continue working on questions that are vital to Serbia's further development, responsibly and with mutual respect," and that it hopes that special attention will be paid to "preserving economic stability, supporting the domestic economy, incentivizing investments and creating a favorable ambient for business." Rajic said that the Club members' "silence" before elections and the ousting of the authorities "is proof that there is not enough awareness there." "When you look at the big business owners, only Drakulic (Zoran) and Draskovic (Rodoljub) did not stay quiet. They were the only ones to speak out at times and say that what is happening is no good and that something simply needs to change," Rajic said.