BELGRADE, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Friday that the country may hold parliamentary elections in October or November.

Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic speaks during a joint press conference with Ukraine's President following their meeting at the Palace of Serbia, in Belgrade on August 8, 2026. (Photo by Andrej ISAKOVIC / AFP)

"We will have elections either in October or in November," Vucic told Xinhua while inspecting the construction site of the specialized Expo venue in Belgrade, a project undertaken by Chinese companies.

Vucic was elected president in April 2017 and re-elected in April 2022. Under Serbia's Constitution, the president serves a five-year term and may be re-elected once.

Vucic said in July that he planned to step down as president and seek a fresh mandate from voters to become prime minister.