Djukic Dejanovic: I Don’t Know Anything about Socialists Entering New Government

Slavica Djukic Dejanovic (BETAPHOTO/Nenad Petrovic)

Slavica Djukic Dejanovic, a member of the Serbian Socialist Party’s Presidency, told BETA on Oct. 19 that she did not know if the representatives of her party had discussed the formation of the new Serbian government with Serbian Prime Minister-Designate Ana Brnabic.

“I’m sure no talks were held before Oct. 16, about the Socialists party entering the new government of Serbia. I was in Kragujevac over the weekend, and I don’t know if the topic was discussed in the meantime,” Djukic Dejanovic said.

She also called the rumors spread by some media outlets, of her being the new speaker of the National Assembly, “absurd.” “I’m not an MP, and therefore, I cannot be elected to hold an office in the parliament,” she explained.

Dragan Markovic Palma, the leader of the United Serbia, which is the Socialists party’s coalition partner, also told BETA he has no information about the formation of the new government. “I don’t know if any talks happened over the weekend. I’m out of the loop,” Markovic said. 

Serbian President and Serbian Progressive Party leader Aleksandar Vucic has announced that the final decision on the composition of the new Serbian government will be made during the session of the party’s Presidency, scheduled for Oct. 20.