Aleksandar Vučić

Putin and Vučić dominate Bosnia elections, as EU fades out of view

Last elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina might prove that Russia's influence is more broadly spread than the EU's.

Oct 5, 2026 · byEUobserver

Serbian populist leader Vucic launches campaign for prime minister

Former Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic is seeking to extend his hold on power through a parliamentary vote.

Oct 4, 2026 · byAl Jazeera

Pressure grows within EPP to expel Vučić’s SNS party over Mladić funeral

The EU’s largest political family linked the participation of senior Serbian officials at Mladić’s funeral to its ongoing scrutiny of the Serbian Progressive Party, which could ultimately lead to its suspension or expulsion from the EPP.

Sep 29, 2026 · byEuronews

Serbia's populist President Vucic resigns to run for PM

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.

Sep 28, 2026 · byFrance 24

Serbia's President Aleksandar Vučić resigns to run for prime minister in snap elections

The ballot in October will be held against a backdrop of high political tensions as Vučić’s populists seek to remain in office despite widespread popular discontent.

Sep 28, 2026 · byEuronews

Serbia’s snap election: Can Vucic outmanoeuvre the student revolt?

The country's early parliamentary elections won’t end its crisis or defuse Vucic’s troubles, analysts say.

Sep 28, 2026 · byAl Jazeera

Serbia’s president resigns to run for prime minister

Serbia’s Aleksandar Vucic has resigned as president and will lead his ruling party into a snap parliamentary election.

Sep 28, 2026 · byAl Jazeera

Serbia’s Longtime President Aleksandar Vucic Resigns Post

Aleksandar Vucic, one of Europe’s longest-serving leaders, resigned as president, paving the way for him to become prime minister after elections next month.

Sep 27, 2026 · byThe New York Times

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic resigns amid prolonged protests

Despite student-led protests and political unrest challenging his rule, Vucic intends to run in the snap elections.

Sep 27, 2026 · byAl Jazeera

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announces resignation

Aleksandar Vucic will now be running to be prime minister in the upcoming snap elections slated for next month.

Sep 27, 2026 · byDeutsche Welle

Serbia’s populist president Aleksandar Vučić resigns to run for prime minister

Vučić not allowed to seek third presidential term and PM election will test his grip on rule after widespread protests Serbia’s populist president, Aleksandar Vučić, has resigned to pursue an attempt to become the prime minister in an upcoming early parliamentary election that will test his firm rule in the Balkan country after nearly two years of protests. Vučić’s second presidential term would otherwise end in May next year. He is banned by the Serbian constitution from seeking a third term and said he was resigning to lead his rightwing Serbian Progressive party (SNS) in the 25 October ballot. Continue reading...

Sep 27, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Vucic resigns as Serbia president, setting up election that could see him become PM

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

Sep 27, 2026 · byCBC News

🔴 Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic resigns, expected to run for prime minister

Sep 27, 2026 · byFrance 24

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic resigns, expected to run for prime minister

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic stepped down as the country's head of state Sunday, paving the way for him to run as his right-wing populist Serbian Progressive Party's candidate for prime minister in the October parliamentary elections.

Sep 27, 2026 · byFrance 24

Serbia's President Vucic resigns, paving way for early elections

Serbia: President Vucic criticizes Kosovo war crimes verdict

The conviction of four former Kosovo Liberation Army leaders has drawn sharply different reactions across the Balkans, with Serbia accusing the court of failing to fully address crimes against Serbs.

Sep 17, 2026 · byDeutsche Welle

University students launch ‘student list’ to shake up Serbia’s elections

Serbia’s university students formally entered the election race on Monday, 14 September, challenging President Aleksandar Vučić and his ruling party ahead of the 25 October early parliamentary vote.

Sep 15, 2026 · byEuronews

War criminal Ratko Mladic buried with military honors in Belgrade, Serbia

Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb commander convicted of genocide in Srebrenica, has been buried in Belgrade. The funeral, broadcast live on TV, comes just days before President Vucic is expected to call an election.

Sep 7, 2026 · byDeutsche Welle

Serbia keeps EU, Russia in play ahead of key election

As Serbia heads toward an uncertain election, President Aleksandar Vucic is balancing ties with Russia and EU ambitions. But growing geopolitical tensions and pressure at home are narrowing his room to maneuver.

Aug 29, 2026 · byDeutsche Welle

How Orbán’s Fall Changed Serbia’s Political Future

In the speech announcing his invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, Vladimir Putin took only minutes to arrive at the original sin in his catalogue of Western crimes. Before Iraq, before Libya, before Syria, came Belgrade: “First a bloody military operation was waged against Belgrade, without the U.N. Security Council’s sanction but with combat aircraft and missiles used in the heart of Europe.” The placement was not incidental, as Putin was telling Serbs that Russia’s war in Ukraine and NATO’s bombing of Yugoslavia belonged to the same story, and that he, unlike the West, remembered. Aleksandar Vučić has been The post How Orbán’s Fall Changed Serbia’s Political Future appeared first on War on the Rocks .

Jul 28, 2026 · byWar on the Rocks