Serbian President to resign within weeks, announces early elections

BELGRADE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 28th Jun, 2026) Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Saturday he would resign ​within weeks and the country will hold early presidential and parliamentary elections, following 18 months of anti-government protests, Reuters reported.

"I will be president for only a couple more weeks, and then I will resign," ​Vucic told throngs of his supporters at a pro-government rally in the capital, Belgrade. Vucic's second and final mandate was due to expire in mid-2027.