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SPS considers expelling Branko Ružić as quorum questions cloud decision
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SPS considers expelling Branko Ružić as quorum questions cloud decision

From N1 Serbia · () Serbian

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

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  • The Socialist Party of Serbia's Statutory Commission is expected to consider the expulsion of senior official Branko Ružić, but it may lack the quorum needed to decide.
  • Party-linked sources described the possible expulsion as a sacrifice to President Aleksandar Vučić, amid an alleged pledge by SPS leader Ivica Dačić to resolve the issue by September 1.
  • Tensions grew after Ružić attended a major student and civic protest and publicly urged the SPS to pursue an independent policy rather than become part of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party.

The Socialist Party of Serbia may be unable to decide whether to expel Branko Ružić because its Statutory Commission reportedly does not have enough members present to form a quorum.

The commission has 11 members. N1 reported that it was unclear whether the meeting would take place at all, while a reporter outside the SPS headquarters said sources close to the party viewed Ružić's possible expulsion as "a sacrifice" to Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić.

Those sources said SPS leader Ivica Dačić had promised Vučić that the matter involving Ružić would be resolved no later than September 1. The party had previously been expected to vote on the issue on Saturday, but that meeting did not take place.

Relations between the SPS and Ružić deteriorated after he attended a major protest by students and citizens in Belgrade on March 15 of the previous year. He also brought his personal views and criticism of the party into the public sphere, calling for the SPS to follow an independent policy and avoid becoming part of Vučić's Serbian Progressive Party.

a sacrifice

— Sources close to the Socialist Party of SerbiaTheir description of the possible expulsion of Branko Ružić as a concession to Aleksandar Vučić.
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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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