The president of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), Miloš Vučević, has stated that he will not withdraw his resignation as Prime Minister of Serbia, and that he is "a shade closer" to the option of electing a new government rather than holding new elections.
"Let's try to elect a new government, let's not go to elections. Elections are always possible, you can't rule them out, never in politics, but I think that for Serbia, because of all the tasks we have, it would be better if we elected a new government in the next month, month and a half, so that we don't waste time on campaigns," Vučević said at an SNS forum in Temerin.
The option of being offered the prime minister's mandate again, as he stated, is not realistic and is not an option.
"I would not return the mandate and resign to seek a new mandate. I would ask the President of the Republic for a thorough reconstruction of the Government," said Vučević.
He assessed that it was necessary to find a "considerable" number of new ministers in the government, stating that there were "not a small number" of those who remained silent about everything that had been happening in Serbia in the previous three months.
"They have taken shelter somewhere in the lee, they don't want to talk about difficult topics... Let's fan those lines a bit, let's see who could join us. Maybe that government could include some people who will be part of the Movement (for the people and the state). And that is an option. It will definitely not be a transitional government, it will be a Serbian government," said Vučević.
He added that elections are always possible, that the SNS is not running away from them, but that he is closer to the assessment that it is better to move towards electing a new government.
Vučević assessed that resigning as Prime Minister was the best decision for Serbia, not for him personally, adding that he would remain at the helm of the SNS.
"I'm not moving, I'm not going anywhere, and I don't plan to go anywhere, except to be with you," Vučević told the party's membership at a forum in Temerin.
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