Serbian President Vucic announces he’ll resign within weeks, declares early elections

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic speaks during a public address in Belgrade, Serbia, Dec. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic speaks during a public address in Belgrade, Serbia, Dec. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Serbia’s president Aleksandar Vucic says he will resign within weeks and announces early presidential and parliamentary elections.

“I will be president for only a couple of weeks, and then I will resign,” Vucic tells his supporters at a pro-government rally in the capital, Belgrade. Vucic’s second and last mandate expires in mid-2027.

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