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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Clark Garret Alvarez

Aleksandar Vučić Resigns as Serbian President, but He Already Has His Next Job in Sight

Aleksandar Vučić has resigned seven months early as Serbia’s president to contest a snap parliamentary election (Credit: Guelland/MSC via CC3.0/Wikimedia Commons)

Aleksandar Vučić has resigned as Serbia's president seven months before his term was due to end, but the move does not mark his departure from frontline politics.

The 56-year-old stepped down on Sunday, 27 September, saying he wanted to enter Serbia's 25 October snap parliamentary election as an ordinary citizen. If his Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) and its allies secure enough parliamentary support to form the next government, Vučić could return to the premiership.

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