Dragan Djilas

BELGRADE - MP of the Serbian Progressive Party Veroljub Arsic was appointed chair of the Serbian Parliament Committee on Finance, State Budget and Control of Public Spending on Friday, while caucus whip of the Democratic Party (DS) Dragan Djilas assumed office as the committee's deputy chair.

BELGRADE - Veroljub Arsic, an authorized representative of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), said Wednesday that parliament speaker candidate Maja Gojkovic will be the most successful parliament speaker who will improve the reputation not only of the Serbian parliament but also all its members.

BELGRADE - Democratic Party (DS) leader Dragan Djilas told Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic on Thursday that the Democrats cannot take part in a government such as is about to be formed by the prime minister in waiting, Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) leader Aleksandar Vucic, adding that nobody has even invited them to join.

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.

BELGRADE - Aleksandar Bijelic, former Belgrade city manager, and Marko Blagojevic, former director of the Investment Agency, and five more persons were taken in for questioning before the commercial crime department of the city police on suspicion of involvement in malfeasance in reconstruction of King Aleksandar Boulevard.

BELGRADE - The Democratic Party (DS) adopted by a majority vote at its Main Board session the report filed by party leader Dragan Djilas on the work which the party performed between the two Main Board sessions.

BELGRADE - Leader of the Democratic Party (DS) Dragan Djilas said on Monday that he will not resign from his position, and pointed to the obligation envisaged in the party Statute of holding an election assembly to vote for a new leadership following a national level election.

Senior officials of the opposition Democratic Party are gathering support to topple Dragan Djilas as leader, following the party's disastrous election result.

BELGRADE - Leader of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) Aleksandar Vucic said that he is open to talks on constitution of the government with (leader of the Socialist Party of Serbia) Ivica Dacic, (leader of the Democratic Serbia) Dragan Djilas, (leader of the New Democratic Party) Boris Tadic and representatives of national minorities.

BELGRADE - Democratic Party (DS) leader Dragan Djilas congratulated on Sunday the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) on its victory in the parliamentary election and said the DS would be a strong opposition in the parliament.