World : Serbian President Vucic Says He Will Resign Within Weeks

Serbia's political comeback kid might be back as PM

Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic says he'll resign within weeks, but our Balkans bureau chief Edward McAllister says he remains popular and might come back as prime minister — again — frustrating the thousands of students who have protested against him in the last 18 months. #serbia #vucic #balkans #aleksandarvucic #protests

Serbia President Vucic to resign within weeks

Serbia’s president Aleksandar ​Vucic said ‌on Saturday he will resign ​within weeks ​and announced early presidential and ​parliamentary elections. “I will ​be president for only a couple ​of ​weeks, and then I ‌will resign,” Vucic told his supporters at a ​pro-government ​rally in the capital, ​Belgrade. Vucic’s ​second and last mandate expires in ​mid-2027. The post Serbia President Vucic to resign within weeks appeared first on Egyptian Gazette.

Serbia’s President Vucic says he’ll resign within weeks, amid student protests

Serbia’s populist President Aleksandar Vucic said on Saturday that he would resign his post within weeks, paving the way for early elections following youth-led protests that shook his tight grip on power. Vucic did not specify exactly when he would resign or when an election, either for parliament or for a new president, could be held. He has said in the past that he could leave the post amid speculation that he would try to switch to the formally more powerful position of prime minister of the...

Presiden Serbia umum letak jawatan selepas tunjuk perasaan pelajar

BELGRADE: Presiden Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic pada Sabtu mengumumkan bahawa beliau akan meletak jawatan dalam tempoh beberapa minggu lagi bagi membolehkan negara itu mengadakan pilihan raya pre­siden dan parlimen lebih awal, susulan gelombang protes antikerajaan yang berlarutan selama 18 bulan. Pengumuman mengejut oleh Vucic yang telah memegang tampuk kekuasaan sebagai presiden sejak 31 Mewi 2017 dibuat ... Read more The post Presiden Serbia umum letak jawatan selepas tunjuk perasaan pelajar appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

Serbian President Vucic says he will resign

BELGRADE, Serbia (Reuters) -- Serbian President ‌Aleksandar Vucic said Saturday he would resign within weeks and the country will hold early presidential and parliamentary elections, following 18 months of anti-government protests. The announcement by Vucic, who has been in power as president or prime minister for 12 years, came amid persistent anti-corruption demonstrations led by students and triggered by the collapse of an awning at a railway station in the ‌northern city of Novi Sad in Novem