Serbia’s protesters press on even after Vucic promises to step aside
Key takeaways
- Demonstrators doubt the long-ruling president will surrender power even as he promises to resign
- Yet there was little sense of relief among the thousands rallying on Sunday in Kraljevo.
- He set no date either for his departure or for the elections, leaving his opponents uncertain about what comes next.
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Demonstrators doubt the long-ruling president will surrender power even as he promises to resign
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Demonstrators rally in Kraljevo following Vucic's pledge to step down [Djordje Kojadinović/Reuters]By Reuters and The Associated Press Published On 28 Jun 202628 Jun 2026Thousands of protesters have packed the streets of the central Serbian city of Kraljevo, refusing to ease their pressure on President Aleksandar Vucic even after he promised to resign and open the door to early elections.
Vucic announced at a rally in Belgrade on Saturday that he would step down within weeks, a move that would end, at least formally, the dominance of the man who has run Serbia as either president or prime minister for 12 years.