Prime Minister-in-charge and president of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) Miloš Vučević said today that the new prime minister-designate will likely form a government by April 18th, but that there is still a small chance that elections will be organized.
He assessed on Prva television that the prime minister-designate will have the difficult task of putting together a cabinet and writing an exposé in seven to ten days.
"I think we are much closer to electing a new government, but I cannot rule out the possibility that elections will be held. In the event that we do not have an agreement, that the prime minister-designate cannot complete the whole story in terms of establishing an entire cabinet, I leave a small reservation that this scenario is also possible. If the new prime minister-designate asks me for advice, I will tell him to roll up his sleeves and enter the whole story with a dose of optimism," said Vučević.
Yesterday, after consultations with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić about the new Prime Minister of Serbia, he said that the coalition gathered around the SNS believes that new elections should not be held, and that they will propose two candidates for prime minister to the president.
He said that one of the goals of the new government is "social dialogue".
Regarding the tragedy that occurred at the Novi Sad train station, Vučević said that after six months, "Serbia must move on."
When asked about student demands, Vučević assessed that "no one in the state knows how to explain what student demands are, how they are met, or who verifies that they are met."
Vučević added that "everything related to the documentation" has been published and that "no one wants to read" thousands of documents.
He said that he "supports the idea" of students coming up with their own list if elections are held.
"I encourage and it would be good news if a student-professor list is created and they can really see what citizens think in the elections about everything they have done, it means that they clearly articulate political demands and really fight for institutions. I don't know if it is possible for all faculties, universities, deans, professors and rectors to agree," he said.
He also said that as president of the SNS, he will focus on work in the party in the coming period and that the SNS must be more responsible and insist on a clearer ideology.
"We need to see whether some people here made mistakes and caused some dissatisfaction among some citizens in the local community or at the state level, whether some people did not take to the streets or participate in a protest because they wish the country harm, but rather were irritated or showed disappointment because of something that people from the party did," said Vučević.
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