Serbian President Vucic to resign on Sept 25 or 26 for PM bid

BELGRADE -- Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said Friday that he would resign on Sept 25 or 26 and then campaign as an ordinary citizen for prime minister in the snap parliamentary elections due on Oct 25.

Vucic made the remarks during a presentation of new measures to improve citizens' living standards, in response to a question from local media about when he planned to resign.

According to Serbian news agency Tanjug, Vucic said he would resign after completing his official activities in the United States this month. "I will resign and then I will campaign as an ordinary citizen, which the law does not oblige me to do," he said. "I want to go as an ordinary person and an ordinary citizen."

Vucic signed a decree dissolving parliament on Wednesday and called snap parliamentary elections for Oct 25.

Vucic was elected president in April 2017 and re-elected in April 2022. Under Serbia's Constitution, the president serves a five-year term and may be re-elected once.