New parliament convocation to include 12 party leaders

BELGRADE - The new convocation of the Serbian parliament, whose constitution will start on Wednesday, will include presidents of 12 parties from seven slates who will take an oath of office.

Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) leader Aleksandar Vucic, Serbian Socialist Party (SNS) leader Ivica Dacic and Movement of Socialists leader Aleksandar Vulin will attend the initial sessions of the new parliament.

Democratic Party leader Dragan Djilas, United Serbia leader Dragan Markovic, New Party leader Zoran Zivkovic, Greens of Serbia leader Ivan Karic, Together for Serbia leader Dusan petrovic and Christian Democratic Party of Serbia leader Olgica Batic will also attend the sessions.

The MPs will include League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina President Nenad Canak, Party of Democratic Action of Sandžak President Sulejman Ugljanin and Party for Democratic Action President Riza Halimi.

The officials, who take up a ministerial or some other executive office, will have to resign as MPs.

New Democratic Party leader Boris Tadic, Serbian Renewal Movement leader Vuk Draskovic, Social Democratic Party of Serbia leader Rasim Ljajic and New Serbia leader Velimir Ilic will not have a seat in the parliament.

Once the constitution is over, which includes oath taking and appointment of speaker, deputy speakers, secretary general, members of working bodies and standing parliamentary delegations to international institutions, the formation of the new government will follow.

This should be preceded by the adoption of the law on ministries, which sets forth the formation and number of ministries, and according to announcements the new Serbian government, which should be formed by April 27, will have 16 or 17...