# Vucic congratulates Putin on successful State Duma elections

https://mins.news/en/item/75262

- TASS, 2026-09-26 13:35 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2193317

> Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone on the successful State Duma elections. They discussed the future development of the Russian-Serbian strategic partnership in energy, oil and gas, transport and healthcare. Vucic also briefed Putin on preparations for an early parliamentary election, while both sides rejected external interference in electoral processes.

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