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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Politics
Emmanuel Morilla

Serbia's Openly Gay Ex-PM Ana Brnabić Became Acting President on Her 51st Birthday, but Only for Now

Ana Brnabić assumed Serbia’s presidential duties after Aleksandar Vučić resigned. Why she is acting president, what powers she has and when Serbia will vote (Credit: OxfordUnion/Youtube)

Ana Brnabić assumed Serbia's presidential duties on her 51st birthday after Aleksandar Vučić resigned, becoming acting head of state for up to three months during an election period. She was not elected president and may perform the duties for no more than three months.

Vučić resigned on 27 September, months before the scheduled end of his second term, and Brnabić assumed the presidential duties the following day under Serbia's constitutional succession rules. As Speaker of the National Assembly, she replaced him because the office became vacant before the end of a presidential mandate.

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