Serbia's Vučić to Resign, Call Snap Elections
The move follows 16 deaths in a Novi Sad station collapse and months of student-led protests demanding accountability and early elections.
- On Saturday, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced he will resign within weeks and called for early presidential and parliamentary elections.
- The announcement follows recent anti-corruption protests across Serbia, sparked by a fatal railway station collapse in Novi Sad that killed 16 people.
- Protesters and rights groups allege the tragedy indicates broader government mismanagement of construction projects, with activists now seeking to challenge Vucic and the SNS in upcoming elections.
- Vucic, whose mandate expires in mid-2027, stated he will assist the SNS in the upcoming elections, though he has not yet specified a resignation date.
- Civil unrest continues throughout Serbia as student-led movements prepare to mobilize against the incumbent administration during the newly announced snap general elections.
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Vucic also said he will help the Serbian Progressive Party win the elections, including early parliamentary elections, originally scheduled for 2027. Article Aleksandar Vucic announces that he will resign in a few weeks. Following early elections in Serbia appears first on Romania TV.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić announced on Saturday 27 June 2026 that he would resign from office in the coming weeks, paving the way for early presidential and legislative elections. This decision comes after a year and a half of anti-corruption student demonstrations calling for elections, a movement triggered by the collapse of an awning in a train station in Novi Sad, in the north of the country, which killed 16 people. But for some, th…
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