Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said that he has no intention of changing the country's constitution in any way in order to get the opportunity to run for the post of head of state again.
According to the Serbian publication Kurir, Vučić made the corresponding statement at a meeting with Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker.
"There will be elections. I myself am a political veteran, I can no longer run for president, it does not occur to me to change the Constitution in order to be able to run again," Vučić said.
He emphasized that he is not the dictator that some media "paint" him as, and his presidential career will end in a year and a few months.
Vučić added that after the end of his presidential term, he intends to continue participating in the political life of Serbia. He did not specify what position he would like to hold.
Vučić has been the president of Serbia since June 1, 2017. Before that, he was the country's prime minister for more than three years. In 2012-2013, Vučić headed the Serbian Ministry of Defense, and in 1998-2000, he headed the Ministry of Information.
Russian dictator vladimir putin fits the description of Vučić's words about rewriting the constitution to maintain power. In 2020, amendments were made to the russian constitution that "zeroed out" the dictator's previous presidential terms and also allowed him to serve as head of state until 2036.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, in June of this year, Aleksandar Vučić visited Odesa, where he took part in a summit between Ukraine and 12 countries of Southeast Europe. He refused to sign a declaration condemning russian aggression.
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