Serbian president vučić announces resignation and calls early elections
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić announced he will resign in the coming weeks and has called for early presidential and parliamentary elections.
Vučić’s impending resignation and call for early elections may significantly alter Serbia’s political landscape, potentially impacting governance and public trust following years of student-led protests.
“I will be president for only a few weeks, and then I will resign,” stated Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić at a rally in Belgrade.
Serbia’s President Vučić will step down within a few weeks and calls for early elections
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić announced on Saturday that he will resign in the coming weeks and called for early presidential and parliamentary elections.
“I will be president for only a few weeks, and then I will resign,” Vučić told supporters at a rally in Belgrade. His second and final term was due to expire in mid-2027.
His remarks followed recent comments suggesting he could step down, amid speculation that he may seek a return as prime minister, a position he held from 2014 to 2017
It also follows a year and a half of student-led anti-corruption protests, triggered by the collapse of a railway station canopy in Novi Sad that killed 16 people. The protesters have been demanding early elections.
During his speech, Vučić said he would support his Serbian Progressive Party in the upcoming elections, including snap parliamentary polls originally scheduled for next year.
He did not provide a specific timeline for his resignation or for the dissolution of parliament, which is required before early legislative elections can be held.