Serbia’s populist president resigns to run for prime minister at early vote

Serbia’s populist President Aleksandar Vucic has resigned from his post to pursue a bid to become the prime minister in an upcoming early parliamentary election.

Mr Vucic’s second presidential term would otherwise end in May next year.

He is banned by the Serbian Constitution from seeking a third term and said he was resigning to lead his right-wing Serbian Progressive Party in the October 25 ballot.