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Serbia President Vucic says to resign within weeks, one year before end of mandate

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Serbia's president Aleksandar Vucic said on Saturday he will resign within weeks and announced early presidential and parliamentary elections. 

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic. Reuters/Irakli Gedenidze

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic. Reuters/Irakli Gedenidze

Serbia's president Aleksandar Vucic said on Saturday he will resign within weeks and announced early presidential and parliamentary elections. 

"I will be president for only a couple of weeks, and then I will resign," Vucic told his supporters at a pro-government rally in the capital, Belgrade. Vucic's second and last mandate expires in mid-2027.

Reporting by Aleksandar Vasovic

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