Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic stepped down as leader of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party at a party congress on Saturday.
Serbian President-elect Aleksandar Vucic celebrates after declaring a victory on April 2, 2017 in Belgrade, Serbia.Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic stepped down as leader of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party at a party congress on Saturday, saying a new approach was needed to unite the country, but said he would remain head of state.
Vucic told the congress he believes "a slightly different approach is needed to unite a greater number of those who want to fight for the victory of patriotic Serbia ... a successful Serbia that will focus on its citizens, for a country that will not look for reasons for division, but for unification and togetherness."
After his appointment, Vucevic confirmed the SNS will join an umbrella political organization which Vucic plans to create on June 28. Vucic announced the new movement for the SNS and its allies, unofficially named the People's Movement For The State, in March.
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