Serbian President Vucic Announces Intent to Resign Amid Ongoing Student Demonstrations

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic declared on Saturday that he will step down within weeks, clearing the way for early elections following weeks of youth-led protests that have challenged his firm hold on power.

Vucic did not give an exact date for his resignation or for a possible election, either parliamentary or presidential. He has previously indicated that he might transition to the role of prime minister, which is formally more powerful.

Currently serving his second term, Vucic is barred by Serbian election law from seeking another presidential term; both regular presidential and parliamentary elections are scheduled for next year.

“I will remain president for a few more weeks before submitting my resignation,” Vucic told a crowd of thousands in downtown Belgrade, adding that he would support his right‑wing Serbian Progressive Party in the upcoming vote.

“We will win more decisively than ever before,” he said, noting that this might be the final address he delivers as Serbia’s president.

University students who have led more than a year of protests against Vucic’s increasingly authoritarian rule are demanding early parliamentary elections, a request that Vucic has so far refused to meet.

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