Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic held talks on Tuesday with representatives of several political parties as part of ongoing consultations on potential early parliamentary elections and the country’s strategic direction.
Vucic met with delegations from the Russian Party, United Serbia, and the Greens of Serbia at the presidential administration building to discuss election timing, relations with the European Union, and Serbia’s position amid complex global security and energy conditions.
Slobodan Nikolic, leader of the Russian Party, said his party supported holding elections later this year rather than in the summer.
“We believe elections should not be organised during the summer. We will participate again and expect a better result,” he told reporters, adding that his party opposes EU integration and supports closer ties with Russia and the BRICS group.
Representatives of United Serbia said they were against calling early elections, arguing they should be held at their regular time.
“We are not in favour of early parliamentary elections at this moment,” party official Dalibor Markovic said, adding that economic cooperation with the EU remained important for Serbia.
Ivan Karic of the Greens of Serbia said his party would support the president’s assessment on the timing of elections.
“We agreed to support whatever the president considers best in the coming period,” he said, adding that the party backs efforts to accelerate Serbia’s EU accession.
The consultations are part of a broader political dialogue launched earlier this month, with Vucic already meeting a range of parties and organisations across the political spectrum.
Talks are expected to continue, including with representatives of the People’s Party, as Belgrade seeks to define its political course amid heightened regional and global uncertainty.