The president of Serbia ( sr, Председник Србије, Predsednik Srbije), officially styled as the President of the Republic ( sr, Председник Републике, Predsednik Republike) is the

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Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hungar ...

. The current office holder is

Aleksandar Vučić Aleksandar Vučić ( sr-Cyrl, Александар Вучић, ; born 5 March 1970) is a Serbian politician serving as the president of Serbia since 2017, and as the president of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) since 2012. Vučić serve ...

. He was

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on 2 April 2017 and took office on 31 May 2017. The list includes the

heads of state A head of state (or chief of state) is the public persona who officially embodies a state Foakes, pp. 110–11 " he head of statebeing an embodiment of the State itself or representatitve of its international persona." in its unity and ...

of the Socialist Republic of Serbia, a constituent country of the

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and heads of state of the Republic of Serbia (1992–2006), a constituent country of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and

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. Prior to 1974,

'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

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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

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with the consent of the

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, 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

: * Represent

at home and abroad, * Proclaim laws upon their decree, in accordance with the Constitution, * Propose an individual for the position of

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to Parliament, * Propose to the

holders of positions, in accordance with the Constitution * Appoint and dismiss, upon their decree, ambassadors of Serbia, upon the proposal of the

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, * 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:

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.

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. 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

Latest elections

References

External links

Official website of the President of Serbia

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