Aleksandar Vucic stepped down as president to seek the prime minister's post in an early parliamentary election, following nearly two years of protests in Serbia.
The Serbian head of state intends to run for the post of prime minister in the legislative elections in October.
Serbia's early parliamentary election is unlikely to resolve the political crisis or ease the pressure facing President Aleksandar Vucic, according to analysts.
Aleksandar Vucic stepped down as Serbia's president and will lead his ruling party into a snap parliamentary election.
Early parliamentary elections will be held at the end of October, a key demand of the student movement born in November 2024.
Barred from a third presidential term, Vučić will lead his party into an early parliamentary election after nearly two years of protests.
Snap parliamentary elections will be held on October 25 following Vucic's announcement.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic discussed the conflict in Ukraine and developments in the Balkans, the Kremlin reported.
Andrej Plenkovic told the UN General Assembly that historical revisionism in the Balkans threatens regional reconciliation.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has criticized a war crimes conviction of four former Kosovo Liberation Army leaders, as reactions to the ruling diverge sharply across the Balkans.
A profile from Anadolu Agency traces the career of Hashim Thaci, the former Kosovo Liberation Army political leader who later served as prime minister and president before being sentenced for war crimes.
Hashim Thaci, 58, was sentenced over murder, torture and illegal detention linked to the 1990s conflict, according to Anadolu Agency.
A funeral for former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic, attended by senior Serbian and Bosnian Serb officials, has drawn strong reactions across the Balkans, according to Deutsche Welle.
An Albanian minister said EU membership remains the region's goal, according to ANSA.
European Union officials criticized Serbia after government ministers reportedly attended the funeral of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic, calling it a failure to reckon with past atrocities.
Supporters unveiled the display ahead of the club's derby win over Partizan Belgrade on Sunday, according to BBC Sport.
Marta Kos says a planned commemoration honoring convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic is incompatible with European values, according to Al Jazeera.