Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic says will resign within ‘weeks’

Vucic is under ⁠pressure after months ⁠of antigovernment protests.

Serbia’s President Vucic says he’ll resign within weeks, amid student protests

Serbia’s populist President Aleksandar Vucic said on Saturday that he would resign his post within weeks, paving the way for early elections following youth-led protests that shook his tight grip on power. Vucic did not specify exactly when he would resign or when an election, either for parliament or for a new president, could be held. He has said in the past that he could leave the post amid speculation that he would try to switch to the formally more powerful position of prime minister of ...

By Associated Press

Serbian President Vucic says he will resign within weeks; move comes amid student protests

Serbian President Vucic says he will resign

BELGRADE, Serbia (Reuters) -- Serbian President ‌Aleksandar Vucic said Saturday he would resign within weeks and the country will hold early presidential and parliamentary elections, following 18 months of anti-government protests. The announcement by Vucic, who has been in power as president or prime minister for 12 years, came amid persistent anti-corruption demonstrations led by students and triggered by the collapse of an awning at a railway station in the ‌northern city of Novi Sad in Novem

By The Korea Herald

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic says he will resign within weeks

The announcement by Vucic, who has been in power as president or prime minister for 12 years, came amid demonstrations after the deadly collapse of an awning at a ​train station.

Serbian President Vucic says he will resign within weeks; move comes amid student protests