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Serbia's Vucic Resigns Presidency to Run for PM. Here's what each side is saying, and what none of them are telling you.

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📰 THE FULL STORY

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic resigned Sunday, ahead of the October 25 parliamentary elections. He has been president or prime minister since 2014, and he stepped down so he can pursue becoming prime minister if his Serbian Progressive Party wins the vote, as he is banned from a third presidential term.

Hundreds of supporters cheered him outside the Presidency building in Belgrade. There, he said, "This is the last evening for me in this building."

Speaker Ana Brnabic will serve as interim president, with the presidential election required within 90 days. Vucic said the first round would happen by the end of December.

Minutes before resigning, he pardoned 49 people, including 23 connected to the student-led protests that forced the snap election.

The New York Times and the Times of Israel also reported on Vucic resigning his post to run for prime minister.

⬅️ HOW THE LEFT COVERS IT
The New York Times frames the story around the end of a long tenure, foregrounding Vucic as Serbia's longtime president stepping down from the post. The coverage centers the personal significance of the resignation rather than the mechanics of the upcoming vote. It leaves out details that center outlets emphasize, including the pardons, the interim succession, and the timing of the October elections. (New York Times)

⬛ HOW THE CENTER COVERS IT
Center coverage treats the resignation as a procedural maneuver: Vucic is barred from a third presidential term, so he stepped down to position himself for prime minister if his party wins on October 25. France24 foregrounds the institutional context that partisan framing skips, including interim president Ana Brnabic, the 90-day window for a presidential election, and the last-minute pardon of 49 people, 23 of them tied to the student-led protests that forced the snap election. (France24, Times of Israel)

➡️ HOW THE RIGHT COVERS IT
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⚠️ WHAT THEY AREN'T TELLING YOU
Minutes before resigning, Vucic pardoned 49 people, including 23 connected to the student-led protests that forced the snap election. The protests had run for nearly two years and pressured the government into the October vote. His resignation also triggers a separate presidential election, with the first round set by Vucic himself for the end of December.

🌐 WHAT THE INTERNET IS SAYING
On Telegram, @disclosetv and @warmonitors reported that Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic resigned. @warmonitors noted the move clears the path for an early presidential vote.

@france24_en on Telegram added that Vucic stepped down Sunday and is expected to run

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00:00Serbia's president has stepped down, but he isn't leaving power.
00:04Aleksandar Vucic resigned Sunday ahead of parliamentary elections on October 25th.
00:09Barred from a third presidential term, he plans to run for prime minister if his progressive party wins.
00:14He has led Serbia since 2014.
00:18Outside the presidency in Belgrade, hundreds of supporters cheered, as he called it, his last evening in the building.
00:25Speaker Anna Brnovic becomes interim president.
00:28With a new presidential vote required within 90 days.
00:32Minutes before resigning, he pardoned 49 people, including 23 tied to the protests that forced the snap election.
00:39The full story is in the description below.
00:42Watch CVRDnews.com for more.

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