Serbia's populist President Vucic says he will resign within weeks as election nears (apnews.com)
from HowRu68@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 27 Jun 19:44
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BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia ‘s populist President Aleksandar Vucic said Saturday he will resign his post within weeks, paving the way for early elections following youth-led protests that shook his tight grip on power.

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HowRu68@lemmy.world on 27 Jun 19:47 collapse

I’m happy to see that the mass protest lead to him announcing his position. I sincerely hope that what comes next is better and can steer the complex issues in Serbia to a better future.

Kirp123@lemmy.world on 27 Jun 21:50 next collapse

The Serbs have been protesting continuously since 2024. Mostly young people pushing against corruption. Wish young people in other countries would be as proactive and put pressure on their governments just like the Serbs did.

comrade_twisty@feddit.org on 27 Jun 22:05 collapse

He is probably stepping down now to make it harder for the opposition parties to coordinate their efforts before an early election. From everything I read they were making lots of progress forming a strong pro-EU block but still face some challenges and not all parties that would be needed were fully on board yet.

Let’s hope they work better under pressure and get their campaign coordinated.