The President of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), Miloš Vučević, officially confirmed on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, that the ruling party expects Aleksandar Vučić to feature prominently on their upcoming electoral ballot.
Appearing as a guest on Radio Belgrade’s First Program, Vučević revealed that the party’s leadership wants Vučić to act as the single ballot carrier (nosilac liste) and explicitly serve as their designated nominee for Prime Minister if the coalition secures a majority.
The Move Toward “Nemanjina 11”
The public announcement from the SNS party chief formalizes a major structural shift within Serbia’s executive layout, closely following Vučić’s recent public declarations regarding his political future.
“What I can tell you right now as the president of SNS is that we expect Aleksandar Vučić to be with us on the list,” Vučević stated. “This is an open invitation, and we are waiting for his final decision. We want him to lead the list, to be first on it, and to go into these elections together. If our list wins, and if that is the democratic decision of Serbia’s citizens, we see him as our candidate for the President of the Government.”
The announcement comes just days after a high-stakes SNS political rally on Saturday, June 27, where Vučić told attendees that he would likely be stepping down from the office of the President of the Republic within a matter of weeks, declaring it was “probably the last time” he would address them from the presidential capacity.
Snap Presidential Elections Triggered by Imminent Resignation
Because Vučić is Constitutionally barred from running for a third consecutive term as Head of State, his looming resignation will automatically activate a strict legal transition. Under the Constitution of Serbia, a presidential resignation triggers a mandatory 90-day window to organize and hold a new nationwide presidential election, during which the President of the National Assembly temporarily assumes the head of state’s executive duties.
Vučić recently indicated that general and presidential elections are targeted to take place within the next three to four months, ruled out any voting days during the peak vacation months of July and August, and promised a transparent final decision by the end of July.
The Search for a Successor: SNS Remains Tight-Lipped
When pressed on the growing speculation regarding who the ruling party will field to succeed Vučić in Novi Dvor—and specifically whether Vučević himself is being positioned for the presidential ticket—the SNS leader remained strictly guarded.
- Criteria for Selection: Vučević emphasized that the party will prioritize viability over internal hierarchy. “We will nominate a candidate, a person who is first and foremost worthy of that nomination, whom the citizens of Serbia can see as a good host and a good President of the Republic,” he remarked.
- No Room for Vanity: Dismissing factional rumors, the party leader stated that the nominee could theoretically be a party member or an outside non-partisan figure, regardless of gender. “Niko od nas nema pravo na sujetu i taštinu (None of us has the right to vanity or pride) to block the path that leads us to victory,” Vučević concluded.
