Serbia president calls early election for October 25
President Aleksandar Vucic issued a decree dissolving the 250-member parliament and set an early parliamentary election for October 25, saying the vote is needed after prolonged tensions and divisions. Vucic cannot run again for president and says he will resign to contest the parliamentary campaign and seek the prime minister post; a separate early presidential vote will follow. The election comes after nearly two years of protests triggered by the November 1, 2024 Novi Sad station canopy collapse that killed 16, and amid accusations of curtailed freedoms, police violence, stalled EU accession and close ties to Russia and China.
Early parliamentary vote set for October 25, dissolving Serbia's parliament
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A concrete canopy collapsed at a Novi Sad train station on November 1, 2024, killing 16 people. Protests grew into a broad movement demanding accountability and an end to corruption. An early election could change who leads Serbia and…
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