Aleksić: Early elections would have prevented General Staff disgrace and other scandals

Miroslav Aleksić, a leading figure in Serbia's opposition, asserted that calling early elections would have averted a series of scandals and mitigated harm to the nation's citizens. He specifically pointed to the "Generalštab" (General Staff) affair, as well as issues in Senjak, Konjuh, and Tivat, as examples of misdeeds that occurred due to the government's prolonged term.

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If you are so strong, what was the problem with calling elections last year?

Aleksić directed sharp criticism at President Aleksandar Vučić, accusing him of manipulating the country's political timeline by hinting at election dates. "If you are so strong, what was the problem with calling elections last year?" he questioned, suggesting that earlier elections would have prevented "various misdeeds in the meantime" and lessened the damage to Serbian citizens.

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And we would have suffered much less damage, citizens of Serbia. This disgrace with the General Staff would not have happened, Senjak would not have happened, the Konjuh affair would not have happened, the disgrace with Tivat would not have happened...

The opposition leader also targeted specific ministers. He invoked a past statement by Minister of Culture Nikola Selaković, implying accountability for the "Generalštab" affair. Aleksić suggested that Minister of Finance Siniša Mali should also be implicated in the "Generalštab" case, labeling him a "master of corruption" who allegedly led the transaction. He further implicated the Minister of Construction, Sofronijević, in the affair, characterizing these actions as a practice of selling state property to foreigners to secure support and maintain positions.

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Selaković must remain silent

Aleksić described the current government as a "puppet government" led by Vučić, with ministers acting as mere figureheads who "just nod their heads." He questioned the fate of Vučić's "Movement for the People and the State," suggesting a lack of genuine political initiative. The opposition leader emphasized that a time of reckoning is approaching for those involved in similar actions to the Minister of Culture.

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he is the master of corruption