Nikolic: Vucic-next prime minister

KRAGUJEVAC - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic said on Monday that leader of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) Aleksandar Vucic will be the next prime minister, but that he will begin talks with the prime minister-designate after the formation of parliamentary groups in the Serbian parliament and discussions with them.

"First, we should complete the elections, then form groups in the National Assembly of Serbia, then talk with all parliamentary groups, although I know with whom I am going to talk about the mandate," Nikolic told reporters in Kragujevac where he attended a ceremony marking 160th anniversary of the Polytechnic High School.

Nikolic said that he should discuss the make-up of a new government with those who made it to the parliament, but also those who did not, because they are also citizens of Serbia.

According to Nikolic, Serbia will have to resolve the issues that are the consequence of what has accumulated for years.

"If everyone solved at least one part, the new government would not be in for so much work," Nikolic said, noting that is the reason why the new government would not be that popular in the initial period.

In relation to that, he said that this would also be difficult time for the SNS.

Nikolic said that the elections passed off in a democratic atmosphere, and that he had expected such election results.

"Those who did not achieve a good result should think about the reason for such popularity of the SNS, and whether they contributed to that. The people who set off together with me in the multi-party system, but are now leading unsuccessful parties, should give it a thought," Nikolic said.

Photo Tanjug, S. Radovanovic (archive)

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