Studio Live: The First Step

Serbia has taken the first step toward possible early parliamentary elections. The government said it adopted Prime Minister Đuro Macut’s proposal to dissolve the National Assembly and forwarded it to President Aleksandar Vučić.

Macut had presented the proposal at an extraordinary government session. Dissolving parliament is required before early parliamentary elections can be called.

Studio Live is also following the first report from the CRTA Observation Mission on developments recorded before the elections were formally announced. Historian Milan St. Protić is scheduled to appear on the program as a guest.

Members of Serbia’s academic community have written to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, asking her to consider postponing her visit to Belgrade until after the elections. They said a visit before the vote could be misused by media close to the authorities to suggest that Europe supports Serbia’s current government.

The program will interview Svetlana Stanarević of the Faculty of Security Studies, one of the letter’s signatories. Studio Live with Tatjana Aleksić is scheduled for Tuesday at noon.