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Serbian President Vucic Resigns After Deadly Awning Collapse Protests

6/29/2026

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President Aleksandar Vucic announced he will resign weeks after protests sparked by the November 2024 train station awning collapse that killed 16 people.
Unemployment fell from 26 % to 8–9 % while GDP nearly tripled to €90 billion under Vucic.
Vucic sold a copper mine and smelter to China and kept ties with Russia while opposition parties allege opaque awning reconstruction procurement as Serbia fell to 104th in the 2026 World Press Freedom Index.

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President Aleksandar Vucic announced he will resign weeks after protests sparked by the November 2024 train station awning collapse that killed 16 people.
Unemployment fell from 26 % to 8–9 % while GDP nearly tripled to €90 billion under Vucic.
Vucic sold a copper mine and smelter to China and kept ties with Russia while opposition parties allege opaque awning reconstruction procurement as Serbia fell to 104th in the 2026 World Press Freedom Index.