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Serbia's populist President Vucic resigns to run for PM

France 2428 September 2026, 10:47 UTCSerbia

Serbia’s populist President Aleksandar Vucic resigned Sunday to pursue a bid to become prime minister in an upcoming early parliamentary election that will test his firm rule in the Balkan country, which was rattled by nearly two years of protests.

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