Jovanov: I have no doubt that all SNS members think Vučić should be prime minister

The head of the parliamentary group of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), Milenko Jovanov, stated today, after the Novi Sad committee of that party proposed Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić as a candidate for prime minister in future parliamentary elections, that Vučić himself must make that decision, although he "has no doubt that all SNS members think the same" as the Novi Sad committee.

Jovanov: I have no doubt that all SNS members think Vučić should be prime minister

TL;DR

  • The Novi Sad committee of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) proposed President Aleksandar Vučić as a candidate for prime minister.
  • Milenko Jovanov, head of the SNS parliamentary group, stated that Vučić himself must make the decision about his candidacy.
  • Jovanov expressed strong criticism of the Rector of the University of Belgrade, Vladan Đokić, accusing him of political misconduct and abuse of his position.
  • Jovanov described Đokić's meetings with European officials as "swinish" and questioned the hypocrisy of foreign officials.
  • He suggested that the opposition faces an "unpleasant confrontation with reality" in the upcoming elections.
  • Jovanov believes that Serbian citizens will not reward "crawling and groveling before foreigners."