Six in ten citizens of Serbia believe that democracy is the best political system, yet the same proportion believe that democracy in Serbia does not actually work. Citizens, in other words, have not lost faith in democracy as such; they have lost confidence that the state functions democratically. This is what the latest public opinion survey shows, conducted in June 2026 by CRTA and the Democracy Action Lab (DAL) at Stanford University.

The survey was conducted between 10 and 24 June 2026, using face-to-face interviews with a representative sample of 2,324 adult citizens of Serbia.

The research on attitudes towards democracy, civic engagement, and social mobilization in Serbia was conducted by CRTA and the Democracy Action Lab (DAL) at Stanford University’s Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL). The technical execution of the research was carried out by the agency Pulse Research (PulsR).