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Serbia's President Vucic resigns to seek premiership in early vote
Original: Serbia's populist President Vucic resigns to run for prime minister at early vote
Serbia's populist President Aleksandar Vucic has resigned from the presidency in order to run for prime minister in an early parliamentary vote. The maneuver, a power swap aimed at keeping him at the country's helm, is drawing attention across the Balkans and beyond, with observers weighing what it means for Serbia's democracy and its political stability.
Why now: A sitting president stepping down to switch to the premiership is an unusual and consequential political maneuver in Serbia.
Evidence
- Serbia's populist President Vucic resigns to run for prime minister at early vote · Audacy
- Serbia's populist President Vucic resigns to run for prime minister at early vote · KSAT
- Serbia's populist President Vucic resigns to run for prime minister at early vote · Audacy
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