Aleksandar Vucic, president of Serbia, announced early presidential and parliamentary elections and stated he would resign within weeks while speaking at a pro-government rally in Belgrade. The move advances votes originally scheduled for 2027 and follows 18 months of student-led protests triggered by a Novi Sad railway station collapse that killed 16 people. Vucic pledged to support the Serbian Progressive Party in the elections but did not specify a resignation date or parliamentary dissolution timeline.