President of Serbia

Standard of the President of the Republic of Serbia

The list of presidents of Serbia includes the heads of state of Serbia as an independent state, i.e. since 2006.

Position of the President

The President of Serbia ( President of the Republic of Serbia , Serbian: Predsednik Republike Srbije ) is directly elected by the people. His term of office is five years. He can remain in office for a maximum of two terms. He can be voted out of office by a two-thirds majority in parliament if the Constitutional Court accuses him of violating the constitution.

It has both representative tasks and political functions. He proposes the Prime Minister (head of government) and can decide on early parliamentary elections at the government's request. He can also refer laws, whose constitutionality he doubts, back to parliament for consideration.

The President's powers are exercised by the Speaker of Parliament in the event of illness, resignation, election or death up to the election of a successor, which must take place within three months.

list

#	image	Surname	Taking office	Resignation	Political party		Remarks
1		Boris Tadić Борис Тадић	June 5, 2006	April 4, 2012		Demokratska Stranka
2		Tomislav Nikolić Томислав Николић	May 31, 2012	May 31, 2017		Srpska Napredna Stranka	see presidential election in Serbia 2012
3		Aleksandar Vučić Александар Вучић	May 31, 2017	officiating		Srpska Napredna Stranka	see presidential election in Serbia 2017

Web links

• Homepage of the Serbian President: Serbian , English

See also

• List of Presidents of Serbia (SFR Yugoslavia) (1974–1992)
• List of Presidents of Serbia (Serbia and Montenegro) (1992–2006)
• List of heads of state of Yugoslavia (1918-2006)