President of Serbia

President of the Republic of Serbia Председник Републике Србије Predsednik Republike Srbije
Standard of the President
Incumbent Aleksandar Vučić since 31 May 2017
Seat	Novi dvor (Belgrade)
Nominator	political parties represented in the National Assembly
Appointer	direct popular vote
Term length	Five years renewable once
Inaugural holder	Slobodan Milošević (11 January 1991)
First holder	Boris Tadić (5 June 2006)
Salary	14,950 USD annually
Website	www.predsednik.rs

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The President of Serbia (Serbian: Председник Србије, romanized: Predsednik Srbije), officially styled as the President of the Republic, 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.

Duties and competences

Largely a ceremonial position, the duties and competences of the President as stipulated in chapter 5, article 112 of the Constitution:

• Represent Serbia at home and abroad,
• Proclaim laws upon his/her 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 his/her 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:

I, <name>, do solemnly swear that I will devote all my efforts to preserve the sovereignty and integrity of the territory of the Republic of Serbia, including Kosovo and Metohija as its constituent part, as well as to provide exercise of human and minority rights and freedoms, respect and protection of the Constitution and laws, preservation of peace and welfare of all citizens of the Republic of Serbia and perform all my duties conscientiously and responsibly.

Term of office of the President of the Republic of Serbia

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 he or she has been elected, by his/her resignation or released of duty.

The President of the Republic shall tender his/her resignation to the Chairman 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.

Last presidential elections

Main article: 2017 Serbian presidential election

List of Presidents

Main article: List of presidents of Serbia

Republic of Serbia (2006–present)

Serbia became an independent state on 5 June 2006.

  Democratic Party (1)   Socialist Party (1)   Serbian Progressive Party (2)

Order	Head of State			Lifespan	Took office	Left office	Party	Note
Presidents after independence 2006 onwards
1 (16)			Boris Tadić Борис Тадић	born 1958	5 June 2006	5 April 2012	Democratic Party	First President of independent Serbia. Third President of Serbia since dissolution of Yugoslavia.
N/A			Slavica Đukić Dejanović Славица Ђукић Дејановић	born 1951	5 April 2012	31 May 2012	Socialist Party of Serbia	Acting head of state as President of the National Assembly. First female head of state after independence.
2 (17)			Tomislav Nikolić Томислав Николић	born 1952	31 May 2012	31 May 2017	Serbian Progressive Party (formally independent)	Second President of independent Serbia. Fourth President of Serbia since the dissolution of Yugoslavia.
3 (18)			Aleksandar Vučić Александар Вучић	born 1970	31 May 2017 (Inaugurated on 23 June 2017)	Incumbent	Serbian Progressive Party	Third President of independent Serbia. Fifth President of Serbia since the dissolution of Yugoslavia.

Living former Presidents

Name	Term	Date of birth
Dušan Čkrebić	1984–1986	(1927-08-07) 7 August 1927
Milan Milutinović	1997–2002	(1942-12-19) 19 December 1942
Boris Tadić	2004–2012	(1958-01-15) 15 January 1958
Tomislav Nikolić	2012–2017	(1952-02-15) 15 February 1952

See also

• List of Presidents of Serbia
• Politics of Serbia
• Prime Minister of Serbia

External links

• Official website of the President of Serbia
• People´s Office of the President