Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has announced he will resign in “the next few weeks”.
Speaking at a pro-government rally in the capital Belgrade, Vucic told supporters: “I will be president for only a few more weeks, then I will resign.”
“We will win more convincingly than ever,” he said, adding that he would support his right-wing Serbian Progressive Party in the upcoming elections.
Vucic did not specify the exact timing of his resignation or the dates for the presidential or parliamentary votes. His second and final term was set to end in mid-2027.
The resignation announcement comes amid student-led anti-government protests that have shaken the country since November 2024, when a train station roof collapse in Novi Sad killed 16 people.
Tens of thousands have marched across Serbia. Hundreds have been detained, and the European Union has accused Serbian police of using excessive force and making arbitrary arrests. The protests led to the resignation of Prime Minister Milos Vucevic in January 2025.
Vucic, who has dominated Serbian politics for more than a decade, has repeatedly labelled the protesters “foreign agents”, accusing them of “creating divisions” and seeking to overthrow the government.
In response, students are expected to hold their own gathering on Sunday in the central city of Kraljevo, calling for national unity and early elections.
