The entry of the Bosniak party into the reconstructed government has not yet been agreed, and "for now" only the president of that party Ervin Ibrahimović and Prime Minister Milojko Spajić are discussing this, a source from the top of the BS told "Vijesta" this morning.
"We did not agree. We are discussing the possible participation of BS in the 44th Government", said the interlocutor, answering the question whether it is true that the entry of BS into the Government was agreed upon, as some media reported.
When asked if it could happen that everything ends by Tuesday, as is speculated in the ruling and opposition parties, the interlocutor said: "Believe me, I don't know."
"For now (we are talking) only with the prime minister," said the source of "Vijesti".
According to the newspaper's information from several sources, the reconstruction of the Government has definitely been agreed, but it is still not entirely certain whether it will be in July or a little later.
The meeting of the leaders of the majority parties, where this was discussed, was held ten days ago. Three "Vijesti" sources from the ruling coalition said that they understood from the talks with the coalition partners that it could be as early as Tuesday. This was also mentioned by members of the opposition at the parliament session the day before yesterday.
However, a source from the top of the Europe Now Movement (PES) said three days ago that the decision on the exact date has not yet been made and that it is not entirely certain that the reconstruction will take place in July.
The reconstruction of the Government, with the entry of constituents of the former Democratic Front (DF) into it - the New Serbian Democracy (NSD) and the Democratic People's Party (DNP) - is foreseen by the coalition agreement signed during the formation of the new parliamentary majority and the new Government at the end of October last year. It is planned that the reconstruction will take place no later than the budget for 2025, which means by the end of this year.
The entry of BS into the Government was previously opposed by Milan Knežević's Democratic People's Party. As a condition for supporting the entry of BS into the Government, the Democrats demanded that they dissolve the coalition with the Democratic Party of Socialists in Bijelo Polje and that a government with a majority from the state level be formed in that municipality.
A source from Democrats said that "that condition still applies".
The interlocutor from BS did not want to answer the question of whether he would do it.
For the entry of new partners into power, the coalition agreement would have to be changed, which would also prolong the entire process. In the ruling coalition, it is speculated that this could be resolved by an agreement between the Europe Now Movement and BS, whereby the new partner could get seats in the Government from the PES quota.
The Prime Minister, who is supposed to propose and defend the reconstruction of the Government in the Parliament, is traveling to Paris on Wednesday (July 24) for the opening of the Olympic Games, and will return on July 29, according to the platform adopted by the Government three days ago.
Spajić's government currently has 19 ministries and 23 members. After the reconstruction, NSD, according to the coalition agreement, should receive the Ministry of Education and the Department of Spatial Planning and Tourism, and DNP the position of Vice President and Minister of Transport. ZBCG currently supports the Government without participating in it.
If the reconstruction does not take place in July, an extraordinary session of the Assembly would have to be scheduled in August and September.
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