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Pro-government media: Macut to propose dissolving Serbia’s parliament at emergency cabinet meeting

From N1 Serbia · () Serbian

Translated from Serbian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Prime Minister Đuro Macut is expected to propose dissolving Serbia’s parliament at an emergency government session, according to pro-government media and Tanjug’s government source.
  • The move would begin the procedure required before elections can be called, with officials mentioning October 25 as a possible election date.
  • The Serbian Progressive Party has selected President Aleksandar Vučić to lead the United Serbia parliamentary list and serve as its prime-ministerial candidate if it wins.

Prime Minister Đuro Macut is expected to address Serbia’s government at an emergency session and propose dissolving parliament, pro-government media report. Tanjug said the information was confirmed within the government.

The government is scheduled to hold the session today at 3:30 p.m., after the funeral of Ratko Mladić. Macut is then expected to address the public with the proposal to dissolve the National Assembly.

Dissolving parliament is a procedure required before elections can be called. Representatives of the authorities have mentioned October 25 as a possible election date, although the report presents it as a date under discussion.

The main board of the Serbian Progressive Party, or SNS, has decided that Aleksandar Vučić, Serbia’s current president, will head the United Serbia list in the next parliamentary elections. It also decided that Vučić will be the list’s candidate for prime minister if it wins.

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Originally published by N1 Serbia in Serbian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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