💢 Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić used two TikTok livestreams from Šumadija to lay out several campaign and policy messages:

• He acknowledged his own mistakes, “arrogance” and failures by local officials to listen to voters. If his side wins, he said at least half of Serbia’s mayors and municipal presidents would be replaced within three to four months.

• He called for a substantially smaller government with fewer ministers.

• Vučić warned against “change for the sake of change,” repeatedly invoking Serbia’s post-2000 experience. He alleged that opposition forces, media and NGOs remain heavily influenced by foreign money and interests.

• He said that if his opponents win, his side would respond with “civilized, dignified” resistance, while stressing that voters alone will decide Serbia’s direction.

• Vučić said he expects to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in New York and then hold a phone call with Vladimir Putin. He also pointed to meetings with Zelensky and US officials as part of what he described as Serbia’s policy of talking to all sides.

• He again challenged Ilija Srdanović to a televised debate “wherever he wants,” including on N1 or Nova S, even under a two-, three- or four-against-one format.

• He announced major campaign rallies beginning in Belgrade on October 3, followed by Kragujevac, Novi Sad and Niš.

• During the first livestream, Vučić also opened the first five kilometers of the Kragujevac bypass. The full 21-kilometer section was said to be 66% complete and being built by Serbian companies.

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