Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vučić has resigned after more than a year of student-led protests and wider public anger over alleged government corruption. The protests gathered momentum after the 2024 collapse of the roof at Novi Sad railway station killed 16 people; demonstrators said the disaster reflected years of poor governance, and later protests included accusations of police brutality.

The resignation will trigger a presidential election within three months, in addition to snap parliamentary elections expected in late October, so Serbians will vote twice before the end of the year. Vučić plans to lead his Progressive Party in the parliamentary contest and could remain influential; Ana Brnabić will serve as interim president. The election is expected to pit the ruling party against a student-led anti-corruption movement and a pro-Western opposition coalition.