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POLITICS● ELEVATED1h ago · Sep 28, 2026, 7:02 PM

Aleksandar Vučić resigns as Serbia’s president eight months early to run for prime minister instead

Meduza [en] · eastern europe

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has announced his resignation. His opponents have demanded it for nearly two years, since 16 people died when a railway station canopy collapsed in Novi Sad in November 2024. But Vučić appears to be leaving the presidency to try to stay in power, rather than to give in to protesters. Meduza briefly explains how it came to this.

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