Brnabić: I will call new Belgrade elections for June 2

According to the President of the Serbian Parliament, the government has shown that it wants dialogue and the President of Serbia "offered his hand to the opposition, but it remained hanging in the air".

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Disclaimer: The translations are mostly done through AI translator and might not be 100% accurate.

The President of the Assembly of Serbia, Ana Brnabić, said this morning that she will call for new elections for the Belgrade City Assembly for June 2.

Brnabić told Serbian Radio and Television (RTS) that she will do it by April 3, when the deadline is.

Speaking about the consultations on the vice-presidents and working bodies in the Serbian Parliament, which were held before the constitutive session where she was elected as the president of the parliament, she said that she was sorry that the coalition "Serbia against violence" refused to participate in them, as well as that refused to participate in working bodies.

"I see criticism that we are not ready for dialogue, which is bizarre. You have an invitation to come for consultations with President (of Serbia) Aleksandar Vučić, which is their obligation to the voters. 'Serbia against violence' did not deign to respond to those invitations, they did not participate in consultations," said Brnabić, as reported by the RTS website.

According to her, the government has shown that it wants dialogue and the President of Serbia "offered his hand to the opposition, but it remained hanging in the air".

"I will convene collegiums and hold them in order to create space for dialogue on all topics. I think this is in the interest of our country. We live in a complex geopolitical situation," she said.

"Don't be in opposition to Serbia, be in opposition to SNS," she said.

Brnabić stated that she accepted the job, which is important, and that she will try to do her best to make the parliament more open to the public, and to improve cooperation with other parliaments.

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