Aleksandar Vucic said he will step down from the post of President of Serbia at the end of September

Aleksandr Vucic announced that he will leave the post of President of Serbia at the end of September

Serbian President Aleksandr Vucic announced that he will resign from his post on September 25 or 26.

According to him, he will resign after returning from New York, and after that, he will participate in the parliamentary election campaign as an ordinary citizen.

"I do not want to campaign for the post of Prime Minister as the President of the Republic. This is not a legal requirement, but my own wish," Vucic said.

He also noted that there has never been a leader in Serbia who resigned from the presidency and then conducted an election campaign as an ordinary citizen.

Vucic said that during the last month of the campaign, he will travel across the country in his own car. He also plans to take a small truck and speak to people in towns and villages.

"I will travel without a specific plan in advance. Whichever village or town I go to, I will say a few words to the people," said the Serbian President.

Early parliamentary elections in Serbia will be held on October 25. Vucic dissolved the parliament on September 9. The next parliamentary elections were originally scheduled for December 2027.

The ruling Serbian Progressive Party has nominated Vucic as its candidate for the post of Prime Minister in the event of an election victory. Since he is serving his second presidential term, he cannot run for president again.

The October 25 election will take place against the backdrop of anti-government protests that have been ongoing in Serbia for nearly two years. The protests began after a canopy collapsed at the Novi Sad railway station in November 2024, killing 16 people. Protesters link the tragedy to corruption and shortcomings in state oversight, while officials deny the allegations.

Vucic had also stated in June that he would remain president for a few more weeks and then resign.