Vucic to Resign Within Weeks, Triggering Early Serbia Elections After 16-Death Protests
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Updated · The Associated Press · Jun 27
Vucic to Resign Within Weeks, Triggering Early Serbia Elections After 16-Death Protests
3 articles · Updated · The Associated Press · Jun 27
Summary
Aleksandar Vucic told supporters in Belgrade he will resign within weeks, opening the way for early elections after months of refusing to set a date.
His exit follows more than a year of student-led protests against his increasingly autocratic rule, with demonstrators demanding an early parliamentary vote.
The unrest was fueled by a November 2024 Novi Sad station canopy collapse that killed 16 people, which protesters tied to corruption and negligence in state infrastructure projects.
Vucic, barred from seeking another presidential term, said he will campaign for his Serbian Progressive Party, raising the prospect he could try to retain power from another post.
The announcement lands as Serbia faces EU criticism over democratic backsliding, media pressure and police tactics after hundreds of detentions during the protest wave.