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The issue of who will become Serbia's new prime minister will be discussed after the presidential elections, says Zorana Mihajlovic.

Mihajlovic is one of deputy prime minister in the cabinet of PM Aleksandar Vucic, who is running for president, and an official in his ruling SNS party.

President Tomislav Nikolic will most likely not run for reelection, B92 has learned unofficially from circles close to the former SNS party leader.

B92 was told that this decision should be confirmed during the day, after Nikolic and current SNS leader and Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic meet.

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said Friday he was going to announce his resignation in the near future.

"It is probably my last address to you as the president of the Serbian government," Vucic said addressing activists of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) in Belgrade without mentioning the exact date of his resignation.

Finance Minister Dusan Vujovic "has the greatest chance of replacing Aleksandar Vucic as prime minister."

Belgade-based Danas is reporting this on Friday, citing unnamed sources from Vucic's ruling SNS party.

Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic has decided to run for another term this spring, Serbian and international media report.

His office has neither confirmed nor denied, according to Tanjug agency.

B92 radio quotes Spintnik News and N1 channel as saying the decision was taken as he was celebrating his 65th birthday.

Aleksandar Vucic will be nominated as the candidate of the ruling SNS party in this year's presidential elections in Serbia.

The party's presidency made the decision unanimously on Tuesday afternoon. It remains be confirmed by the SNS main committee on Friday.

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic will be the ruling party's presidential candidate this march.

The ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) backed his bid "unanimously", B92 radio quotes Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic as saying.

If presidential elections were held on Sunday, Aleksandar Vucic would receive 55.2 percent of the vote, if he ran as a candidate of his ruling SNS party.

Former Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic and opposition SRS party leader Vojislav Seselj could count on 12.1 percent each, a Faktor Plus poll presented on Wednesday shows.

Zorana Mihajlovic announced on Tuesday that she "expects top state officials to respond calmly and wisely to Pristina's provocations."

Aleksandar Vucic says a defeat of his ruling SNS party's candidate in the upcoming presidential elections would mean his stepping down as head of government.