# Serbia’s populist president Aleksandar Vučić resigns to run for prime minister

https://mins.news/en/item/76255

- The Guardian, 2026-09-27 19:09 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/27/serbia-president-aleksandar-vucic-resigns-run-prime-minister

> Serbian president Aleksandar Vučić has resigned to lead his Serbian Progressive party in the 25 October early parliamentary election and seek the prime minister’s post. Barred from a third presidential term, he faces a major challenge from a youth-backed movement born out of protests over a deadly Novi Sad station canopy collapse and allegations of corruption and democratic backsliding.

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