Serbia’s new government is elected, Djuro Matsut – New Prime Minister

With 153 votes in favor and 46 against the Serbian Parliament today, the NOP Government, headed by Gjuro Matsut, said MIA’s correspondent in Belgrade. 51 MPs were not present at the vote.

Members of the ruling coalition voted for Serbia’s new government from the list « Aleksandar Vucic – Serbia must not stand », the Socialist Party of Serbia, United Serbia, Pups, the Social Democratic Party of Serbia and the Union of the Vojvodina Hungarians. Against were the lawmakers of the opposition parties attending the session.

The sessions of the Assembly were not attended by members of the Nada Coalition and the Democratic Party.

Serbia’s economic policy will not change. So at least Gjuro Matsut announced in the expose to the MPs in Parliament. The policy of maintaining the macroeconomic stability, as we have had it so far, continues, he says.

Serbia’s new government will be made up of 30 ministers, including the cabinet of former Prime Minister Milos Vucevic, who resigned.

Lawmakers from the ruling majority said in the debate that they would support a new government’s election, and opposition lawmakers criticized the mandate proposal.

Prime Minister Djuro Makut’s candidate presented the program and composition of his cabinet yesterday.