Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has acknowledged the possibility of holding early elections in April after Prime Minister Miloš Vučević resigned on Tuesday amid anti-government protests.
According to reports, Vučević’s resignation has prompted the opposition to call for the formation of a transitional government.
In a televised address on Tuesday, the Serbian president stated that his party would need 10 days to decide whether to form a majority government or call for early parliamentary elections.
“New elections could take place in April. A transitional government is out of the question,” he emphasized.
On January 28, Serbian Prime Minister Miloš Vučević officially confirmed his resignation against the backdrop of large-scale protests that have swept the country in recent weeks.
For the past few weeks, students from several state universities in Serbia have been blocking classes and organizing protests in response to the collapse of a concrete canopy at the railway station in the city of Novi Sad, which claimed the lives of 15 people.
The protesters are demanding the release of all documents related to the station’s reconstruction, the criminal prosecution of officials responsible for the disaster, and the release of detained demonstrators.
