Ruling majority is stable, speaker claims

BELGRADE Serbian parliament Speaker Nebojsa Stefanovic said Wednesday that the ruling majority was stable for now and that he did not expect early elections. He stressed that he did not expect the early elections as long as the government was stable and did its job. Ruling majority is stable, speaker claims “For now, the ruling majority is stable and I do not expect early parliamentary elections as long as this is the case,” Stefanovic told Beta news agency. Stefanovic, who is also a Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) deputy leader, said that the SNS would remain a part of the ruling majority as long as the government was fighting against crime and corruption, implementing reforms and making steps toward the EU in order to make lives of citizens better. “The moment any ruling majority senses that it can no longer contribute to better lives of the Serbian citizens the need for us to be a part of such ruling majority will cease to exist,” he underscored. Commenting on the work of parliament, Stefanovic said that he would discuss changes to the Rules of Procedure with all MP groups and that the widest possible consensus should be reached. He added that he advocated a new law on the Serbian parliament that would strengthen parliament’s independence. When asked to comment on criticism of the opposition that he often made statements as an SNS official, Stefanovic said that he had been elected to be a parliament speaker as an SNS MP and that he was entitled to his political stance. Nebojsa Stefanovic (Beta, file) Beta

Ruling majority is stable, speaker claims

“For now, the ruling majority is stable and I do not expect early parliamentary elections as long as this is the case,” Stefanović told Beta news agency.

Stefanović, who is also a Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) deputy leader, said that the SNS would remain a part of the ruling majority as long as the government was fighting against crime and corruption, implementing reforms and making steps toward the EU in order to make lives of citizens better.

“The moment any ruling majority senses that it can no longer contribute to better lives of the Serbian citizens the need for us to be a part of such ruling majority will cease to exist,” he underscored.

Commenting on the work of parliament, Stefanović said that he would discuss changes to the Rules of Procedure with all MP groups and that the widest possible consensus should be reached.

He added that he advocated a new law on the Serbian parliament that would strengthen parliament’s independence.

When asked to comment on criticism of the opposition that he often made statements as an SNS official, Stefanović said that he had been elected to be a parliament speaker as an SNS MP and that he was entitled to his political stance.