Aleksandar Vučić resigns as Serbia's president to run for prime minister in the snap election of 25 October
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the same fact, two accounts
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BelgiumBrussels is deciphering the move: a president who is trading in his seat for a more powerful position, on the eve of an anticipated legislative election marked by student protests.
What each one tells
same framing
SwitzerlandBerne sees Aleksandar Vučić's resignation as less of a withdrawal and more of a maneuver to consolidate his power in the face of student protests, by seeking a prime minister post deemed more powerful than the presidency.
- Belgium
focused on the political maneuver
the narrative highlights the outgoing president's strategy for staying in power rather than the content of the electoral program.
Omission of the European dimension
Serbia's candidacy to the Union is mentioned without being developed in the available narrative.
What the account puts first
Switzerlandof authoritarian power
the SRF describes Vučić as a "partly authoritarian" leader even before detailing the terms of his resignation.
Relying on the official source
the announcement is reported through the president's address on the state-owned RTS channel, without quoting any reaction from the student movement in the same article.
- Belgium
this perspective does not carry this information
What it leaves out
Switzerland onlySwitzerlandLimited focus on the European dimension
Serbia's EU candidate status is only mentioned in the introduction, with no development on what the election means for this candidacy.
- Belgium
Reliance on official Serbian statements
the direct quote from the president structures the narrative of the departure.
What it leans on
Belgium onlySwitzerlandthis perspective does not carry this information
and the figures
49 people pardoned, including 23 students and sympathizers of his party prosecuted for facts related to the demonstrations
Presidential pardons before resignation
people pardoned
same figure49 people pardoned or whose prosecution was halted, including 23 in the context of the student protests
maximum deadline of three months
Constitutional deadline for the presidential election
days
only one reports itthis press does not report this figure