President of Serbia
{{Short description|Head of State of Serbia}}
{{Infobox official post
| post = President
| body = the Republic of Serbia
| native_name = {{small|Председник Републике Србије
Predsednik Republike Srbije}}
| insignia = Flag of the President of Serbia.svg
| insigniasize = 125px
| insigniacaption = Presidential standard
| image = Aleksandar Vučić 2024 (cropped).jpg
| incumbent = Aleksandar Vučić
| incumbentsince = 31 May 2017
| style = His Excellency
| department = Office of the President of Serbia
| status = Head of state
Commander-in-chief
| seat = Novi Dvor, 1 Andrićev Venac, Belgrade
| termlength = Five years,
| termlength_qualified = renewable once
| constituting_instrument = Constitution of Serbia (2006)
| inaugural = Siniša Stanković
{{small|(1945)}}
Boris Tadić
{{small|(5 June 2006; current constitution)}}
| formation = {{start date and age|df=y|1944|11|15}}
{{start date and age|df=y|2006|6|5}} (current form)
| website = {{URL|https://www.predsednik.rs/|www.predsednik.rs}}
| nominator = Political parties represented in the National Assembly
| appointer = Direct popular vote
| deputy = President of the National Assembly
}}
{{Politics of Serbia}}
The president of Serbia ({{langx|sr|Председник Србије|Predsednik Srbije}}), officially styled as President of the Republic ({{langx|sr|Председник Републике|Predsednik Republike}})The President of the Republic Wikisource is the head of state of Serbia.
The current office holder is Aleksandar Vučić. He was elected on 2 April 2017 and took office on 31 May 2017.
The list includes the heads of state of the Socialist Republic of Serbia, a constituent country of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and heads of state of the Republic of Serbia (1992–2006), a constituent country of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. Prior to 1974, Serbia's head of state was the speaker of the Serbian parliament.
The president is directly elected to a five-year term and is limited by the Constitution to a maximum of two terms. In addition to being the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, the president has the procedural duty of appointing the prime minister with the consent of the National Assembly, and has some influence on foreign policy. The president's office is located in Novi Dvor.
Duties and competences
Largely a ceremonial position, the duties and competences of the president as stipulated in chapter 5, article 112 of the Constitution:Constitution of Serbia - Article 112 Wikisource
- Represent Serbia at home and abroad,
- Proclaim laws upon their decree, in accordance with the Constitution,
- Propose an individual for the position of Prime Minister to Parliament,
- Propose to the National Assembly holders of positions, in accordance with the Constitution
- Appoint and dismiss, upon their decree, ambassadors of Serbia, upon the proposal of the Government,
- Receive letters of credit and revocable letters of credit of foreign diplomatic representatives,
- Grant amnesties and award honors,
- Administer other affairs stipulated by the Constitution.
In accordance with the law, the president of the republic shall command the Army and appoint, promote and relieve officers of the Army of Serbia.
Oath of office
While assuming the office, the president of the republic shall take the following oath before the National Assembly:
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Term of office
The term of office of the president of the republic shall last five years and begin from the day of taking of the oath before the National Assembly.
If the term of office of the president of the republic expires during the state of war or emergency, it shall be extended so that it lasts until the expiry of three months from the day of the end of the state of war, that is, of emergency.
No one shall be elected to a position of the president of the republic more than twice.
The term of office of the president of the republic shall end with expiry of the period of time for which they have been elected, by their resignation, or released of duty.
The president of the republic shall tender their resignation to the president of the National Assembly.Constitution of Serbia - Article 116 Wikisource
Support staff
Advisers to the president carry out the analytical, advisory and other corresponding tasks for the needs of the president of the republic as well as other expert tasks in relations of the president with the Government and the Parliament.{{Cite web |url=http://www.predsednik.rs/mwc/default.asp?c=102500&g=20060929132051&lng=eng&hs1=1 |title=Office of the President |access-date=2009-03-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090121042507/http://www.predsednik.rs/mwc/default.asp?c=102500&g=20060929132051&lng=eng&hs1=1 |archive-date=2009-01-21 |url-status=dead }}
Additional posts connected to the office of the president include:
• Chief of staff to the president of the republic.
• Secretary-general to the president of the republic, who presides over the secretariat of the president of the republic
List of presidents
{{main|List of presidents of Serbia}}
Latest elections
{{main|2022 Serbian general election}}
{{Election results
| partytitle = Party or alliance
| party1 = Together We Can Do Everything
| cand1 = Aleksandar Vučić
| votes1 = 2224914
| party2 = United for the Victory of Serbia
| cand2 = Zdravko Ponoš
| votes2 = 698538
| party3 = National Democratic Alternative
| cand3 = Miloš Jovanović
| votes3 = 226137
| cand4 = Boško Obradović
| votes4 = 165181
| party5 = Serbian Party Oathkeepers
| cand5 = Milica Đurđević Stamenkovski
| votes5 = 160553
| party6 = We Must
| cand6 = Biljana Stojković
| votes6 = 122378
| party7 = Sovereignists
| cand7 = Branka Stamenković
| votes7 = 77031
| party8 = Serbian Right
| cand8 = Miša Vacić
| votes8 = 32947
| invalid = 89933
| turnout = 58.62
| electorate = 6502307
| source = Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia{{cite book |last1=Kovačević |first1=Miladin |title=Izbori za predsednika Republike Srbije |date=2022 |publisher=Republički zavod za statistiku |location=Belgrade |isbn=978-86-6161-220-6 |page=7 |access-date=14 December 2022 |language=sr |url=https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2022/Pdf/G20226009.pdf}}
}}
See also
{{portal|Serbia|Politics}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.predsednik.rs/ Official website of the President of Serbia]
{{Presidents of Serbia}}
{{Serbia topics}}
{{Heads of state and government of Europe}}