Facing an unprecedented anti -corruption movement that has been going on for more than five months now, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic multiplies threats to try to extinguish the dispute and stay in power. Tuesday, April 15, in Belgrade, the Parliament began to examine the proposal to appoint a new government intended to replace the one who was pushed to resign in January under pressure from the demonstrators.
“Serbia is tired of blockages”defended the future Prime Minister, Duro Macut, criticizing those who “Debt the right of others to work, receive education and live normally”. Renowned endocrinologist, Mr. Macut, 61, has no known political experience, but he was obviously chosen by Mr. Vucic for his varnish of scientific expertise and his loyalty attested by his participation in several gatherings favorable to the president, recently organized in this country of the Balkans with 6.6 million inhabitants.
The new government will have as Minister of Education a commentator accustomed to progressive television channels and known for having systematically criticized the student movement which was triggered by the collapse of the awning of the freshly renovated novi Sad station, the second most populated city in the country, 1er November 2024. This accident, which killed sixteen, has become the symbol of endemic corruption that rages in Serbia.
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Source: Lemonde