Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has said he will resign from office on Sunday, September 27, after returning from New York, where he is attending the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Speaking to reporters in New York, Vučić said he would address the public at around 8 p.m. on Sunday and explain his decision. He had previously announced that he would step down after returning from the United States.
“I will resign on Sunday evening. I think it will be around eight o’clock in the evening. I will inform you, I will call you all, and you will hear my explanation and everything else,” Vučić said, according to RTS.
Vučić has said that following his resignation he intends to participate in the parliamentary election campaign as an ordinary citizen rather than as president. He is expected to seek the position of prime minister in the early parliamentary elections scheduled for October 25.
During his remarks in New York, Vučić also discussed global geopolitical developments, saying that the United States and China are the two dominant global powers and that their relationship will have a major impact on international affairs.
He said he viewed a planned meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping as particularly important, arguing that Washington and Beijing would need to cooperate on issues including the development and regulation of artificial intelligence.
“The fate of the world is being decided today at the Trump–Xi summit,” Vučić said.
Vučić also announced that he would speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin before the end of his presidential term. He said the discussion would include energy agreements, the situation surrounding Serbia’s oil company NIS, and the operations of Russian Railways in Serbia.
His resignation announcement comes as Serbia prepares for the October 25 parliamentary elections, amid continued political tensions and student-led protests that have shaped the country’s political landscape.
