
AI-generated summary
Parliamentary elections in Serbia are scheduled for October 25, and presidential elections will be held in December.
Serbia's president resigned on Sunday to lead a coalition campaign around the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SPP) in parliamentary elections on October 25. On Monday morning, he officially handed over the documents and seal to the speaker of parliament, who will serve as interim head of state until the presidential elections in December.
Brnabic turns 50 on Monday; she served as Prime Minister of Serbia from 2017 to 2024, having previously successively headed the ministries of state and local government, finance and foreign affairs. Before her political career, she studied in the US and UK, then worked in senior positions at USAID and other NGOs in Serbia. She will be the first Serbian head of state with a Croatian grandfather and an openly same-sex relationship.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Parliamentary elections will be held on October 25
Very likely · Within months
Presidential elections will be held in December
Very likely · Within months

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