Serbia's President Vucic resigns ahead of October parliamentary elections
The move clears the way for an interim presidency and a presidential vote within 90 days as his party seeks to keep power.
- On Sunday, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić resigned, ending his second five-year term to lead the Serbian Progressive Party in the Oct. 25 parliamentary ballot and pursue the prime ministership.
- The Serbian Constitution prohibits the President from seeking a third consecutive term, prompting Vučić to shift his focus toward the premiership, which formally holds greater executive authority in Serbia.
- Following the resignation, outgoing Parliament speaker Ana Brnabić will serve as acting president until a new speaker is appointed after the Oct. 25 election to schedule a presidential vote.
- Analysts observe a tight race as a student-backed election list polls close to Vučić's party amid persistent allegations of corruption and democratic backsliding under his administration.
- Vučić claims foreign powers intend to "destroy the state" during the election, while Serbia's European Union membership bid remains stalled over persistent democratic concerns.
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Serbia's head of state Aleksandar Vučić officially announced his resignation on Sunday. The background to this move is the already announced early presidential election in the Balkan state. The president wants to support his Serbian Progressive Party as a "normal citizen".
Alexander Vuccic resigned as President of Serbia, as he said in a meeting with supporters who gathered in front of the government of the State in the evening.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced his resignation on Sunday, seven months before the end of his second and final five-year term, paving the way for early presidential elections.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić announced his resignation on Sunday. With this, he brings an end to his second and final term in office...
He had already announced it, now Aleksandar Vucic is leaving his office prematurely. He wants to take up again as head of government in the new elections in October. For months, students in particular have been demonstrating against the government.
Serbia's partly autocratic ruling president has resigned and handed over his office to a political co-op. Vučić's step serves his next goal: he wants to become head of government.
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