Italian ex-official "convinced" Vučić will be next PM

Italian ex-official "convinced" Vučić will be next PM

Frattini spoke at a Serb Progressive Party (SNS) rally in Belgrade and said he was "a friend of Serbia" and wished to support "the strategic vision" that Aleksandar Vučić was proposing for Serbia.

"The first item in his vision is that Serbia is a part of Europe and that Europe is Serbia, which will benefit all the people in Serbia," Frattini remarked, adding that he "believed the Serbian people would also accept this as their vision."

Serbia needs reforms in many areas, the economy, judiciary, security and in the battle against corruption, he stressed.

The battle against unemployment and poverty is also part of the strategic vision for Serbia, and it is needed for the future of the country and generations to come, he said.

He underscored the need to form the government quickly after the election and added that he was "convinced Vučić would be the next prime minister."