Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced Saturday that he intends to step down within weeks, cutting short a second presidential term that was not due to expire until mid-2027, and triggering early presidential and parliamentary elections.
“This is probably the last time I am addressing you as president of the republic,” Vucic told supporters gathered at a pro-government rally outside the parliament building in Belgrade.
The event was organized by his Serbian Progressive Party under the slogan “Serbia, One Family,” and Vucic confirmed the parliamentary election list would run under the name “United Serbia,” pledging to campaign alongside party supporters.
Vucic used the rally to acknowledge what he called significant failures during 14 years in government, saying the party had placed people in positions they had not earned and had committed political mistakes. He promised to remove those individuals quickly. On social policy, he told the crowd that pensioners would receive details of a new benefits plan on Monday, with an additional pension increase expected before January.
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The resignation comes after months of sustained public pressure. Student-led protests have gripped Serbia since a roof canopy collapsed at the Novi Sad train station last November, killing 15 people. Vucic pushed back against critics of his government’s response, accusing opposition figures of using students as political instruments and pointing to what he described as foreign-backed efforts to destabilize the country.
He also announced a pardon for people who had “accidentally or inadvertently” committed offences, and said a new Chinese factory manufacturing robots would begin operations in Serbia from August.
No specific resignation date or election timeline was given.
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