Serbia’s government asks president to dissolve parliament and call October election

Serbia’s government has asked President Aleksandar Vučić to dissolve parliament and call an election in October, bringing forward a vote otherwise scheduled for December 2027.

Prime Minister Đuro Macut made the request in a televised statement. Vučić said in June that he would step down and call an early election, potentially toward the end of October.

The president has faced pressure since November 2024, when students began leading protests against him and his government. Demonstrators have demanded the president’s and government’s resignations, along with a new election, and have accused Vučić’s administration of corruption.

The protests accelerated after a roof collapsed at a railway station in Novi Sad, killing 16 people. The pressure also led Prime Minister Miloš Vučević to resign last year.

Macut defended the call for a parliamentary dissolution as a way to ease tensions. “If we want to calm tensions in society, there is no better way than to ask the people,” he said, according to Reuters.

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If we want to calm tensions in society, there is no better way than to ask the people.