Serbia's president Aleksandar Vučić resigned on Sunday, September 27, to lead his Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) into an early parliamentary election scheduled for October 25, according to an Associated Press report published by The Guardian. The report states Vučić's second presidential term would otherwise have ended in May next year and that the constitution bars him from a third term, so he is instead seeking the prime minister's post. Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabić becomes acting president.

The report situates the resignation within nearly two years of protests triggered by a November 2024 train station canopy collapse in Novi Sad that killed 16 people, with a student-backed movement challenging the SNS, which has held power since 2012. Vučić told state RTS television, without offering evidence, that foreign powers and unidentified domestic actors planned to stir unrest on election night; this is an attributed, unverified claim in the article. The article also notes Serbia's EU accession has stalled amid democratic-backsliding concerns and that the anti-corruption authorities did not respond to a complaint against Vučić.

Editorial note: event time (Sunday 2026-09-27) is distinguished from publication time (2026-09-27 15:09 EDT). Corroboration: Euronews and BBC headlines report the same resignation and October 25 date. Motive beyond the stated reason is not asserted.