--- title: "Vučić names exact resignation date: on September 27 he will step down as President of Serbia" description: "Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić announced that on September 27, 2026, he will resign, after which he will join the pre-election campaign ahead of the snap parliamentary elections in October." date: 2026-09-14T21:44:00.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/vucic-resigns-presidency-serbia-september-27 tags: [serbia, vucich, president-resignation, parliamentary-elections, politics] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Vučić names exact resignation date: on September 27 he will step down as President of Serbia ![Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announces his resignation on September 27 against the backdrop of the national flag](https://xab.info/media/2026/09/15/vuchich-otstavka-prezidenta-serbii-27-sentyabrya/vuchich-otstavka-prezidenta-serbii-27-sentyabrya-1.webp) ## 🎯 Key Points - Aleksandar Vučić announced that on September 27, 2026, he will relinquish his powers as President of Serbia. - After his resignation, he will join the pre-election campaign and, according to reports, is considering running for the post of prime minister. - The snap parliamentary elections in Serbia will take place in October; Vučić named October 18 and October 25 as possible dates. - Vučić plans to run the campaign in remote villages and cities as well, using, in particular, a camper. Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has publicly announced that on September 27, 2026, he will relinquish his powers as head of state. As he emphasized, immediately after his resignation he does not intend to leave politics, but will take an active part in the pre-election campaign that will unfold ahead of the snap parliamentary elections in October. The statement came against the backdrop of the fact that a week earlier Vučić had already confirmed the very fact of holding snap elections and named the possible voting dates. ### Resignation and gratitude to citizens Explaining his decision, Vučić stated that in the period after his resignation he will express his gratitude to the citizens of Serbia, and then invite the new representatives of power to a TV debate. “I will thank the citizens. I will invite everyone who comes to power to a TV debate. I have been the president of our country for a very long time. I could not have done it without our citizens. I served the citizens of Serbia faithfully, loyally, diligently and selflessly, I fought, and now I am leaving as an ordinary citizen,” the president said. Thus, he is effectively formalizing the transition from the role of the incumbent head of state to the status of a private individual, which he will then use for campaigning purposes. ### Pre-election campaign plans Vučić described in detail how he intends to run the campaign after his resignation. According to him, he has a truck and his own car, and he has also bought a camper, since he “will not be able to spend the night everywhere.” He stated that he will travel to the most remote villages and stay there late into the evening, noting that “there are still many villages — thousands and thousands of other villages that I have not yet been to.” The president also expressed his desire to visit every city, “to be in front of the shop, in front of the discotheque, to talk with people.” ### Snap parliamentary elections As a reminder, a week ago Vučić announced the holding of snap parliamentary elections in October. According to him, the voting date could be either October 18 or October 25. It was separately reported that the president is considering the possibility of running for the post of prime minister. Effectively, this means that his resignation from the presidency and the snap elections become for him a way to move to another key position in the country. ### Contradictory data There is a slight inconsistency in the chronology of the elections in Vučić's wording and in the retellings of his statements. On the one hand, the snap parliamentary elections are characterized as taking place “at the end of October,” while on the other hand the president himself named October 18 and October 25 as possible voting dates, with October 18 falling in the middle rather than the end of the month. Moreover, as of September 15, 2026, the September 27 resignation is a declared intention and has not yet been carried out, so confirming an actual change of power at this stage would be premature. ### Political context The announcement of the resignation and the campaign comes against the backdrop of other resonant statements by Vučić on foreign policy issues. Previously, he had emphasized that Serbia “has not taken Ukraine's side against Russia,” and commented on the visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, stating that Serbia “has lost nothing” because of it. These remarks form the overall political backdrop against which Vučić is moving from his presidential mandate to the fight for a parliamentary majority and, possibly, for the post of prime minister. ## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification - [Serbian President Vučić names exact day he will resign](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/prezident-serbiyi-vuchich-nazvav-tochniy-1789420502.html) - Подтверждает объявленную Вучичем дату отставки — 27 сентября 2026 года. - [Vučić steps down as President of Serbia on September 27 to fight for parliament](https://my.ua/news/cluster/2026-09-15-vuchich-ukhodit-s-posta-prezidenta-serbii-27-sentiabria-chtoby-borotsia-za-parlament) - Подтверждает дату 27 сентября и связь отставки с предвыборной кампанией за парламент. - [Vučić: Serbia has not taken Ukraine's side against Russia](https://svpressa.ru/politic/news/526750/) - Контекстный источник: позиция Вучича по внешнеполитическому вопросу, не относится напрямую к дате отставки. - [Vučić stated that Serbia “has lost nothing” because of Zelensky's visit](https://www.rbc.ru/rbcfreenews/6a788f959a7947415c3d370f) - Контекстный источник: заявление по визиту Зеленского, дополняет политический фон, не подтверждает саму отставку. ## ❓ FAQ ### Q: When is Aleksandar Vučić resigning as President of Serbia? **A:** According to his own statement, on September 27, 2026. As of the current date (September 15, 2026), this is a declared intention that has not yet been carried out. ### Q: What does Vučić plan to do after his resignation? **A:** He stated that he will thank the citizens, invite the new representatives of power to a TV debate, and take part in the pre-election campaign, planning to travel to cities and remote villages. ### Q: When will the snap parliamentary elections in Serbia take place? **A:** In October 2026. Vučić named October 18 and October 25 as possible voting dates, while the elections are also characterized as taking place at the end of October. ### Q: Will Vučić run for the post of prime minister? **A:** According to available reports, he is considering the possibility of running for the post of prime minister, meaning the elections could become for him a transition to another position.