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Vučić makes major shift, says he wants to become prime minister if SNS nominates him

From Večernji List · () Croatian

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

At a glance

News Named sources New plan
  • Aleksandar Vučić said he would accept a ruling Serbian Progressive Party decision to nominate him for prime minister.
  • He proposed a future government with no more than 12 ministers, which he described as the smallest in Serbia’s history.
  • Vučić said he would call early elections on Sept. 9 or 10.

Aleksandar Vučić says he is ready to return to Serbia’s government as prime minister, provided the ruling Serbian Progressive Party, or SNS, puts his name forward.

ready to accept the will

· Aleksandar VučićVučić said he would accept the ruling SNS’s decision on whether to nominate him for prime minister.

Speaking to TV Informer and TV Niš before an SNS Central Committee meeting in Niš, Vučić said he was “ready to accept the will” of the party. He also said he would announce early elections within days, with the vote expected to be called on Sept. 9 or 10.

“If I receive the support of people from SNS to be a candidate for prime minister, my idea is for the future government to have no more than 12 ministers,” Vučić said. He described the proposed cabinet as the smallest in Serbia’s history, but said it would be “fast, efficient and strong.”

If I receive the support of people from SNS to be a candidate for prime minister, my idea is for the future government to have no more than 12 ministers

· Aleksandar VučićHe outlined his proposed size for a future cabinet.

Vučić has repeatedly said in recent months that he wants to become prime minister after completing his second presidential term, which is his final term under Serbia’s Constitution. To do so, he would first have to resign as president. “We will see tomorrow whether that decision will be made. I said I am ready to accept their will,” he said.

fast, efficient and strong

· Aleksandar VučićHe described the proposed 12-member government.

Vučić formally stepped down as SNS leader in May 2023, handing the post to Miloš Vučević, then defense minister and now his adviser on regional affairs.

We will see tomorrow whether that decision will be made. I said I am ready to accept their will

· Aleksandar VučićHe referred to the forthcoming SNS decision on his possible candidacy.
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Originally published by Večernji List in Croatian. 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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