Vučić Was Ready to Use Force to Hold Onto Power After…

Vučić Was Ready to Use Force to Hold Onto Power After Election Defeat

29.10.2026 08:00 HotInfo

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić was reportedly ready to hold onto power by force shortly before acknowledging his election defeat. According to media reports, he was dissuaded from the planned coup by representatives of European governments and former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. STVR (Minúta po minúte) ↗

After losing the parliamentary elections, Vučić is said to have considered forcibly reversing the result. His stance changed even before he publicly acknowledged the election defeat. However, details of the specific steps he was allegedly preparing were not disclosed. hnonline.sk ↗

Orbán, who was a former Hungarian prime minister at the time of the events, is also said to have intervened in the behind-the-scenes negotiations. Together with representatives of European governments, he reportedly convinced Vučić to abandon his plan. Available information does not indicate whether this was joint diplomatic pressure or separate negotiations. idnes.cz ↗

Reports of the planned coup emerged in connection with the election defeat of Vučić's political camp in Serbia. The president subsequently acknowledged the result, which prevented an immediate attempt to hold onto power through violence. ekonomika.pravda.sk ↗

It is unclear what Aleksandar Vučić's next political steps will be, or whether the circumstances of the allegedly planned coup will become the subject of an investigation. According to the available information, neither the European governments nor the Hungarian side have disclosed details of their role.

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