Serbian ruling party proposes President Vucic become prime minister in upcoming election
The Serbian Progressive Party has formally proposed that President Aleksandar Vucic resign and run for prime minister if it wins the early parliamentary election scheduled for late October.
Prime Minister Djuro Macut formally asked President Aleksandar Vucic to dissolve the National Assembly and call an early parliamentary election. Vucic has indicated he may seek the prime‑ministerial post and has spoken of forming a smaller cabinet with no more than twelve ministers. The ruling Serbian Progressive Party has put forward a plan for Vucic to resign the presidency and become prime minister if the party wins the upcoming vote. The move comes as student‑led protests continue following the 2024 Novi Sad canopy collapse that killed 16 people.
Why it matters
An early election could reshape Serbia's political landscape amid ongoing anti‑corruption protests.
How the sides frame it
MODERATE AGREEMENTLeft-leaning coverage frames the snap election as a maneuver to tighten President Vucic’s rule amid anti-government protests, while centrist coverage presents the dissolution as a response to a national crisis and a chance for the people’s will to emerge, and right-leaning coverage depicts the move as Vucic extending his hold on power and labels him a populist.
LEFT
Snap vote is portrayed as a bid to tighten Vucic’s rule in the context of ongoing anti-government unrest and protests over corruption and the deadly canopy collapse.
CENTER
Dissolution is framed as a response to a national crisis, with Vucic urging elections to let the people decide and to emerge from the turmoil.
RIGHT
The action is framed as Vucic seeking to extend his power, calling him a populist and highlighting the anti-corruption demonstrations.
The left emphasises
- anti-government unrest and protests
- attempt to tighten Vucic’s rule
- context of corruption allegations after the Novi Sad disaster
The right emphasises
- Vucic extending his hold on power
- labeling Vucic as a populist
- reference to anti-corruption demonstrations
How this story developed
- Sep 5 Serbian prime minister urges president to dissolve parliament for snap vote
- Sep 7 Vucic announced he will issue a decree for early elections within days.
- Sep 9 President Vucic signaled he may run for prime minister instead of remaining president.
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