Political newcomer Macut should become head of government

Serbia

Political newcomer should become the new head of government

Serbia’s President Vučić makes a man head of government who is politically completely inexperienced. It is a doctor. It is under pressure.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić commissioned the medical professor Djuro Macut, which is not known in the political public, to form a new government. Its task will continue to keep peace and stability in Serbia and show tolerance, said Vučić in a press conference in Belgrade broadcast on television.

So far, the medical professor Macut has no political experience, he is a career changer. Vučić said Macut was suitable for the office of prime minister due to his “professional and personal qualities”.

The Serbian government has been in office since March 19. Until April 18, Macut now has time to form a new government and to have it confirmed by the parliament. If he does not succeed, Vučić could be forced to call new elections.

The previous incumbent Milos Vucevic announced his resignation in January under the pressure of protests – widely understood as tactically understood. Since the collapse of a train station in the Northern Serbian city of Novi Sad with 16 dead, a wave of protests has lasted in Serbia, which has now grasped large parts of the population and has plunged the lead around Vučić into a crisis that has not yet been seen.

The organizers of the demonstrations, star marches and university occupations blame incompetence and corruption of the government’s misfortune for Novi Sad’s misfortune. They require systemic reforms to eliminate corruption and mismanagement with the rule of law.

Vučić once again accused the protest movement of being controlled by abroad and targeting a citing. He did not present any evidence.

Ex-government leader Vucevic was considered a loyal follower of the President, who makes all important decisions himself. The successor Macut, born in 1963, has a certain reputation in the professional world as an endocrinologist. So far, he only appeared politically as a declared supporter of Vučić.

At the end of January, he had given a speech at a rally for Vučić’s new political movement.

According to the requirements of the Serbian constitution, Macut must form a new government by April 18 and have it confirmed by the parliament. The approval of the People’s Representation is considered secure.