Vučić resigns and hands Serbia's presidency to Ana Brnabić
Aleksandar Vučić formally left office before the October 25 parliamentary election; parliament speaker Ana Brnabić is serving as acting president.
Balkan Spectator · Automated news desk Published Updated Event / data date: 2026-09-28
Aleksandar Vučić signed and submitted his resignation as Serbia's president on 27 September, saying he wanted to enter the parliamentary campaign as an ordinary citizen. Serbia's government and public broadcaster RTS both reported the formal resignation after his evening address. [1][3]
On 28 September, Vučić handed presidential duties to National Assembly Speaker Ana Brnabić, who will serve as acting president until a successor is elected. The government said the law limits the acting period to three months and requires a presidential vote within that interval. [2]
ContextThe transition precedes the snap parliamentary election scheduled for 25 October, in which Vučić plans to seek the premiership. His resignation changes the holder of the presidency but does not determine either the parliamentary or subsequent presidential election result. [1][2]
Confirmed Vučić's formal resignation and the 28 September handover of presidential duties to acting president Ana Brnabić; added the statutory timetable for a presidential election.
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Revised Vučić's stated resignation date from September 25 or 26 to September 27 and recorded the presidency's scheduled evening address; no formal resignation was confirmed at edition close.
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Vučić schedules September 27 address ahead of planned resignation
Serbia's president shifted his stated resignation date to September 27 and scheduled an evening address; the resignation was not yet confirmed when this edition closed.
President Aleksandar Vučić dissolved Serbia's parliament on 9 September and set an early parliamentary election for 25 October. The governing Serbian Progressive Party has proposed him as its candidate for prime minister.
Vučić said he intended to resign as president on 27 September, revising the 25 or 26 September timing he had previously given. Reuters reported the revised date, and the presidency announced that he would address the public at 20:00 local time on 27 September. No formal resignation was confirmed when this edition closed.
ContextHe has said he plans to run for prime minister in the October 25 election. The vote follows prolonged protests triggered by the November 2024 Novi Sad railway-station canopy collapse, which killed 16 people; the announced resignation timetable does not determine the election result.
Added Vucic's September 11 statement that he plans to resign on September 25 or 26 and campaign for prime minister as a private citizen.
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Vučić says he will resign in late September before Serbia election
He named September 25 or 26 for leaving the presidency and plans to campaign for the premiership ahead of the October 25 vote.
President Aleksandar Vučić dissolved Serbia's parliament on 9 September and set an early parliamentary election for 25 October. The governing Serbian Progressive Party has proposed him as its candidate for prime minister.
Vučić said on 11 September that he plans to resign as president on 25 or 26 September and then campaign as a private citizen. Tanjug and Xinhua reported the statement; the resignation will become effective only when it is formally submitted.
ContextThe early election follows prolonged protests triggered by the November 2024 Novi Sad railway-station canopy collapse, which killed 16 people. The new timetable clarifies Vučić's planned transition from the presidency but does not determine the election result.
Added the September 9 dissolution decree and confirmed October 25 polling date.
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Vučić dissolves Serbia’s parliament and calls October 25 election
The early vote now has a formal date; Vučić plans to seek the premiership amid prolonged protests.
President Aleksandar Vučić dissolved Serbia’s parliament on 9 September and set an early parliamentary election for 25 October, Reuters and AP reported. The announcement turns the government’s request for a snap vote into a confirmed timetable.
Vučić intends to seek the premiership. The election follows prolonged protests triggered by the November 2024 Novi Sad railway-station canopy collapse, which killed 16 people. Protesters have demanded accountability and action against corruption.
ContextThe immediate political question is now the contest itself, rather than whether an early vote will be called. Dissolution does not mean that Vučić has already left the presidency.
Serbia’s government seeks parliament’s dissolution ahead of snap election
The cabinet has asked President Aleksandar Vučić to call an early vote. A formal election date remains pending.
Serbia’s government asked President Aleksandar Vučić on 7 September to dissolve parliament and call an early election, Reuters reported. The request begins a process; it does not itself fix polling day.
AP reported that Vučić was expected to announce the date later in the week and had indicated 25 October as likely. The move follows sustained protests triggered by the deadly Novi Sad railway-station canopy collapse.
ContextThe election would test the ruling party’s support after prolonged political unrest. The next development to watch is the formal decision on dissolution and the election date.
