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Vučićs reguläre Amtszeit als Präsident endet nächstes Jahr, eine dritte Amtszeit ist ihm laut Verfassung nicht erlaubt.
Der serbische Präsident Aleksandar Vučić hat wie erwartet sein Amt niedergelegt. »Heute ist der Tag, an dem ich zurücktrete«, sagte Vučić in einer Ansprache im staatlichen Fernsehsender RTS. Seine Nachfolgerin wird vorerst kommissarisch die Präsidentin der serbischen Nationalversammlung, Ana Brnabić.
Mit dem Schritt ebnet der in Teilen autokratisch regierende Politiker den formellen Weg für seinen nächsten Karriereschritt. Bei der vorgezogenen Parlamentswahl am 25. Oktober will Vučić als Spitzenkandidat seiner rechtsnationalistischen Fortschrittspartei antreten, um bei einem Wahlsieg Ministerpräsident werden zu können. Seine Zeit als Präsident endet regulär nächstes Jahr – für eine dritte Amtszeit darf er nicht kandidieren.
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Vučić wird bei der Parlamentswahl am 25. Oktober als Spitzenkandidat seiner Partei antreten.
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Ana Brnabić wird kommissarisch die Präsidentenpflichten übernehmen, bis ein neuer Präsident gewählt ist.
Very likely · Within weeks
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