RIK approves Egyptian and Rusyn lists for minority councils

The Republic Electoral Commission (RIK) approved electoral lists for the national councils of the Egyptian and Rusyn national minorities at its 51st session, held on Friday, October 9, 2026. Direct elections for members of the national minority councils are scheduled for November 8, 2026. The session was chaired by deputy commission chair Marko Jankovic.

What was approved for the Egyptian council

The list Egipcani Srbije - Bajram Kruezi was approved for the election of members of the National Council of the Egyptian National Minority. It was submitted by the Matica of Egyptians of Serbia association, with 71 legally valid voter support signatures.

The Rusyn list and its candidates

For the National Council of the Rusyn National Minority, the commission approved the list Na gabi premenkoh - On the Wave of Change, submitted by the voter group “Novo vreme - novi ljudi”. The list has 19 candidates, and the review found 141 valid voter support statements. Commission members approved it unanimously, as reported by RTS.

What came before this session

A day earlier, at its 49th session on October 8, RIK approved the list Iskreno za Rusinke i Rusine - prof. dr Mihajlo Fejsa, also for the Rusyn council, along with the Joint List of Danube Germans for the council of the German national minority. That makes two lists approved for the Rusyn council on two consecutive days.

The same 49th session also adopted three decisions related to the November 8 elections: on the number, composition and area of work of the commission’s working bodies, on fees for the commission’s work, and on fees and other costs of conducting the elections. Jankovic chaired that session too.

On the same day, October 8, the 50th session, chaired by RIK president Vladimir Dimitrijevic, established the Consolidated Electoral List of candidates for members of the National Assembly. It contains 18 lists, and it concerns the parliamentary elections, not the minority councils.