Serbia's Prime Minister and President-elect Aleksandar Vucic speaks in a press conference in Belgrade, Serbia on May 30, 2017. Vucic said on Tuesday that he will direct his efforts into better political and economic relations with the countries in the region as well as providing support for country's European integration process. (Xinhua/Nemanja Cabric)
BELGRADE, May 30 (Xinhua) -- Serbia's Prime Minister and President-elect Aleksandar Vucic submitted his resignation to the parliamentary Speaker on Tuesday in order to take over his new duty as president, Tanjug News Agency reported.
The resignation will be adopted by the parliament at the beginning of Wednesday's extraordinary session when Vucic will take oath as the next head of the state, Tanjug writes.
After he is sworn in, Vucic will take over the duty from the incumbent President Tomislav Nikolic.
Vucic was elected for the role of president on April 2.
