The Law on Youth, in its Article 8 Active Youth Participation Principle contains the main concept related to youth participation which captures distinctive understanding and aspects of youth participation in Serbia. 

The Republic of Serbia is a parliamentary democracy and voting age limit for all types of elections is set at 18 years old. There are no special provisions for young people in the electoral law and/or rules. 

Citizens of the Republic of Serbia may become members of political parties upon reaching the legally prescribed age of 18, in accordance with the Law on political parties (Zakon o političkim strankama). 

Youth parliament in the Republic of Serbia does not exist while Youth Council is established by the Law on Youth (Zakon o mladima). 

The highest representative body of students at Serbian universities, regulated by the Law on Higher Education is Student Conference of Serbian Universities (SKONUS). Its members are student representatives from all the Student Parliaments of the accredited universities in Serbia. 

Other relevant bodies supported by the Ministry of Tourism and Youth are the umberella organisations, National Youth Council of Serbia (Krovna organizacija mladih Srbije, KOMS), and Association of Scouts of Serbia (Savez izviđača Srbije, SIS), as well as National Association of Youth Work Practitioners (Nacionalna asocijacija praktičara/ki omladinskog rada, NAPOR), National Association of Local Youth Offices (Nacionalna asocijacija Kancelarija za mlade) and association OPENS.

There is no separate strategy particularly addressing youth participation.