Relinquish power in order to retain power.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has announced his upcoming resignation from the presidency. Vučić has held real power in Serbia since 2014, successively serving as prime minister (from 2014 to 2017) and president (from 2017 to present).

According to the Serbian constitution, the prime minister holds real power, but since becoming president of Serbia in 2019, Vučić has transferred power from the prime minister's office to the presidential office. Serbia and Vučić are currently Russia 's most important partners, while the EU must maintain good relations with him because Serbia plays a crucial role in security and stability in the Balkan Peninsula. The EU wants to prevent Serbia from falling further into the orbit of Russian and Chinese influence, thus needing to separate Serbia from Russia and China. The EU also wants to cooperate with Serbia to resolve the Kosovo issue amicably and is in great need of the country's rare earth and precious metal resources.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić

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However, regarding Vučić's intention to resign as president, Russia can still be quite reassured, and the EU has no further concerns, because in reality, his act of relinquishing power is actually a way to maintain it. President Vučić's resignation is surprising because his power base and position in Serbia are very solid. The weak and divided opposition currently lacks the ability to threaten his power. But Vučić's resignation is not surprising because it is a tactic to respond to the wave of protests and public discontent against the government. Resigning as president is a way for Vučić to calm the situation and turn the tide. After two presidential terms, he can't run for president again anyway, so he's resigning now to become prime minister, continuing to rule after the parliamentary elections in the middle of next year. He's retreating but still advancing. He's letting go but not losing anything. That's the power of political maneuvering.

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