Serbia’s president resigns to run for prime minister, according to Al Jazeera and ABC News

Serbia's populist President Vucic resigns to run for prime minister at early vote, according to ABC News.

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Produced by Histor Newsroom · 1 min readPublished September 29, 2026 at 7:52 PM · Updated at 05:18 AM

University students demanded accountability for the tragedy, according to ABC News.

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Serbia’s Aleksandar Vucic has resigned as president and will lead his ruling party into a snap parliamentary election, according to Al Jazeera.

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Serbia’s president resigns to run for prime minister — confirmed by: Al Jazeera, ABC News

He is banned by the Serbian Constitution from seeking a third term and said he was resigning to lead his right-wing Serbian Progressive Party in the Oct. 25 ballot — ABC News
The governing populists face a major challenge at the ballot box from a youth-backed movement that led the protests triggered by the Nov. 1, 2024, train station canopy collapse that killed 16 people… — ABC News
University students demanded accountability for the tragedy — ABC News
Vucic himself has been either prime minister or president for the past 12 years — ABC News
Before signing his resignation, Vucic briefly addressed his supporters outside the presidency building in Belgrade — ABC News
Serbia's populist President Vucic resigns to run for prime minister at early vote — ABC News

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