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  "id": 10316071,
  "title": "Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic announces resignation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/serbias-president-aleksandar-vucic-announces-resignation-10316071",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T23:29:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/09/1542546/serbias-president-aleksandar-vucic-announces-resignation"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic announced his resignation on Sunday, signaling his intention to run for prime minister in upcoming snap elections. The decision followed nearly two years of intense student-led protests demanding such a vote. Vucic addressed supporters outside the presidential palace in Belgrade, stating he would transfer his responsibilities to the parliament speaker the following morning. The snap election emerged as a major demand of the protests sparked by a catastrophic canopy collapse at a railway station in November 2024, claiming 16 lives and fueling widespread resentment over alleged corruption. Initially, calls for transparency led to a broader movement for snap elections, which Vucic had previously dismissed but ultimately agreed to a vote on October 25 amid mounting domestic political unrest. Vucic, first elected president in 2017 and re-elected in May 2022, decided to run as an ordinary citizen rather than serve out his full five-year term. In a constitutional move, he pardoned dozens of individuals, including students and party supporters, implicated in the protests. Upon his resignation, parliament speaker Ana Brnabic assumed temporary presidential duties, paving the way for a presidential election within three months.",
  "summary": "BELGRADE: Serbia’s long-time populist President Aleksandar Vucic resigned Sunday to run for prime minister in October snap elections after nearly two years of student-led protests that had been pressing for just such a poll.",
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        "title": "🔴 Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic resigns, expected to run for prime minister",
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        "published": "2026-09-27T18:20:22.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
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        "title": "Vucic resigns as Serbia president, setting up election that could see him become PM",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/serbian-president-aleksandar-vucic-announces-resignation",
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        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "Serbia's Russian-friendly President Vucic announces resignation, plans to run for PM",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/serbias-russian-friendly-president-vucic-announces-resignation-plans",
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        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
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        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Serbia’s President Vucic resigns as ruling party faces youth-backed opposition",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/serbias-president-vucic-resigns-as-ruling-party-faces-youth-backed",
        "published": "2026-09-27T21:05:53.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic announces resignation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/serbias-president-aleksandar-vucic-announces-resignation-10307416",
        "published": "2026-09-27T21:53:37.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Qatar Tribune",
        "title": "Serbian President Vucic steps down",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/serbian-president-vucic-steps-down",
        "published": "2026-09-27T22:18:53.000Z"
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        "title": "Serbia’s president Vucic announces resignation",
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