Serbia’s populist president resigns to run for prime minister at early vote

Aleksandar Vucic will now be running to be prime minister in the upcoming snap parliamentary elections slated for next month.

Despite student-led protests and political unrest challenging his rule, Vucic intends to run in the snap elections.

Aleksandar Vucic’s plan to switch to roles echoes that of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who stayed in power by spending a four-year stint as prime minister to dodge presidential term limits

Vučić not allowed to seek third presidential term and election will test his grip on rule after widespread protests Serbia’s populist president, Aleksandar Vučić, has resigned to pursue an attempt to become prime minister in an early parliamentary election that will test his…

Serbia's populist President Aleksandar Vucic resigned on Sunday to pursue a bid to become the prime minister in an upcoming early parliamentary election that will test his firm rule in the Balkan country after nearly two years of protests.

Serbia’s populist President Aleksandar Vucic has resigned from his post to pursue a bid to become the prime minister in an upcoming early