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Aleksandar Vučić resigns as president of Serbia to contest parliamentary election

By The Likely · Updated Sep 28, 5:22 PM ET · Drawn from 6 sources · Written by AI, checked against sources

Aleksandar Vučić signed his resignation as president on September 27 to participate in the upcoming parliamentary election as an ordinary citizen. National Assembly speaker Ana Brnabić was to take over as acting president.

Why it mattersBarred from a third presidential term, Vučić was proposed by his governing party as prime minister if it wins the election.

Who will become Serbia’s next prime minister? Aleksandar Vučić leadsLikely67%▲ from 52% a week ago

How we got here

  1. Serbia's governing party formally proposed Vučić as its prime-minister candidate if it won the early parliamentary election. AP
  2. Vučić signed a decree dissolving parliament and scheduled early parliamentary elections for late October. Rs
  3. Vučić resigned as president, leaving Ana Brnabić to take over as acting president. Rs

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