Brnabic: Opposition’s Demands Vicious Circle, They Want Interim Gov’t Again

Ana Brnabic (Photo: Serbian Government/Slobodan Miljevic)

Ana Brnabic, the Serbian Progressive Party's reporter for Belgrade and candidate for the speaker of the Serbian parliament, said on March 11 that the new demands from the Serbia Against Violence opposition ticket were the continuation of a "vicious circle" because they again mentioned an interim government.

In a post on the X social media platform commenting on the new demands, Brnabic said the opposition had returned to its demands from when it was "resolutely fighting snap parliamentary elections and threatening to blockade the country if they are called."

"They wanted urgent parliamentary and Belgrade elections before the end of 2023 -- they got them. They wanted new elections in Belgrade -- they've got them. They wanted those elections delayed as long as possible -- they got that, too," Brnabic said.

Serbian Progressive Party president Milos Vucevic has said that he had been in favor of holding the election in Belgrade as soon as possible -- on April 28, so Belgrade would not have an interim body at its helm for too long, but that the politically more "rational" approach of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic had been adopted and the latest legally possible date for the election -- June 2, had been selected.

"This is the best decision. Any argument for confrontation in society is neutralized and there is a chance to reduce tension among parties. So you want a new election? Let's have a new election. So you want the longest possible time to prepare? Here it is. This was done not to back down, but in the interest of give-and-take and compromise, which our state sorely needs," Vucevic told Happy TV.