Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic resigns to run for prime minister in October elections

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.
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Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic resigned Sunday ahead of the upcoming October 25 parliamentary elections.
Vucic, who has been Serbia’s prime minister or president since 2014, had announced that he would resign the presidency so he can formally pursue a bid to become prime minister if his right-wing populist Serbian Progressive Party wins the October vote.
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