Vukadinović on Macut's Government Anniversary: Ministers are just assistants building Vučić's cult

Đorđe Vukadinović, editor of Nova srpska politička misao (New Serbian Political Thought), has offered a stark assessment of the current Serbian government on the eve of its first anniversary. Vukadinović contends that the ministers serving under Prime Minister Đuro Macut are not independent actors but rather 'assistants' primarily focused on bolstering the cult of personality surrounding President Aleksandar Vučić.

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all ministers are 'auxiliary workers' who are building the cult of personality of the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić.

According to Vukadinović, the governments formed in recent years have consistently functioned as mere extensions of Vučić's authority, serving as 'auxiliary organs and instruments' for his 'unlimited power.' He suggests that any minister who might show ambition or capability is either preemptively sidelined by Vučić or chooses to step back themselves, ensuring no one overshadows the president.

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all Governments formed in previous years were only 'Vučić's auxiliary body and instrument in function of his unlimited power'.

While acknowledging that Information Minister Boris Bratina has stood out among his colleagues over the past year, Vukadinović emphasizes this distinction is negative. He questions whether Bratina's controversial statements and public appearances are a result of poor judgment or a deliberate strategy to divert attention from more significant issues, thereby allowing President Vučić to distance himself and feign disapproval.

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Of everyone who could eventually stand out, either by ambition or ability, Vučić has preemptively distanced himself, or they have distanced themselves.