Serbia's Russian-friendly President Vucic announces resignation, plans to run for PM
Resigning early, Vucic can now run as the Serbian Progressive Party's right-wing populist candidate for prime minister in the Oct. 25 elections.
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Some headlines emphasize Vucic's pro-Russia stance and his strategic move to run for PM, while others focus on the resignation itself.
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Different Spin. The left frames it as "Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic announces resignation". The right frames it as "Serbia’s President Vucic Resigns Before October Parliamentary Elections".
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Resigning early, Vucic can now run as the Serbian Progressive Party's right-wing populist candidate for prime minister in the Oct. 25 elections.
Vucic said recently he was seeking to become prime minister.
First elected president in 2017 and re-elected in May 2022, Vucic cut his five-year term short to campaign for prime minister, although the law did not require him to resign. 'I want to com...
Vučić is the leading figure of Serbian politics, having served as president since 2017 and prime minister between 2014 and 2017. His critics accuse him of turning Serbia into an autocracy.
Aleksandar Vucic, one of Europe’s longest-serving leaders, resigned as president, paving the way for him to become prime minister after elections next month.