Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced his resignation Sunday in Belgrade, saying he would leave the post and seek to become prime minister in snap parliamentary elections set for Oct. 25. He said he would hand his duties to the parliament speaker the following morning.
Vucic told supporters his administration had maintained peace and stability during his nine-year tenure. He had previously said he intended to resign and is running as his party’s candidate for prime minister. Reports said Serbia’s constitution prevents him from seeking a third presidential term; Deutsche Welle said his second term otherwise would have ended in May 2027. The vote had not been due until December 2027, Al Jazeera reported. Student-led protests had called for early elections, while the BBC said demonstrations followed allegations of government corruption and anger after a railway station roof collapse in Novi Sad that killed 16 people.