SDPS leader will join new government

BELGRADE The Social-Democratic Party of Serbia (SDPS) Presidency decided unanimously on Thursday that the party would join the government, leader Rasim Ljajic says. The SDPS will be a part of the government formed by the Serb Progressive Party (SNS), Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS), Party of United Pensioners of Serbia (PUPS) and United Serbia (JS), and the United Regions of Serbia (URS). SDPS leader will join new government Another ethnic Bosniak (Muslim) politician from the region of Sandzak will join the new government - Sulejman Ugljanin will be given the Sustainable Development of Underdeveloped Regions portfolio. Ljajic himself will head the Ministry for Internal and External Trade, Telecommunications and Information Society. Both men still serve in the outgoing, DS-led cabinet: Ljajic as labor minister, while Ugljanin holds the ministry without portfolio. The Presidency of the Democratic Party (DS) on Wednesday reached a decision not to support Ljajic's participation in the new government but stressed that it was "his own call". But on Thursday, the SDPS presidency voted unanimously in favor of the move. Rasim Ljajic SDPS forms independent parliamentary group The Social Democratic Party of Serbia (SDPS) will form its own parliamentary group, which will consist of nine MPs and will be headed by Milorad Mijatovic. Vesna Milekic will be deputy head of the SDPS group, Tanjug learned at the party headquarters on Thursday. Ten parliamentary groups have so far been set up since the beginning of the inaugural session on May 31. In the May 6 parliamentary elections, the SDPS was on the 'Choice for a Better Life - Boris Tadic' list, a pre-election coalition put together by the Democratic Party (DS). Earlier on Thursday, SDPS leader Rasim Ljajic announced that he would join the next government, which will be formed by the Serb Progressive Party (SNS) and the coalitions led by the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) and United Regions of Serbia (URS). This is the reason why the SDPS decided to establish its own parliamentary group. Tanjug

SDPS leader will join new government

Another ethnic Bosniak (Muslim) politician from the region of Sandžak will join the new government - Sulejman Ugljanin will be given the Sustainable Development of Underdeveloped Regions portfolio.

Ljajić himself will head the Ministry for Internal and External Trade, Telecommunications and Information Society.

Both men still serve in the outgoing, DS-led cabinet: Ljajić as labor minister, while Ugljanin holds the ministry without portfolio.

The Presidency of the Democratic Party (DS) on Wednesday reached a decision not to support Ljajić's participation in the new government but stressed that it was "his own call".

But on Thursday, the SDPS presidency voted unanimously in favor of the move.

SDPS forms independent parliamentary group

The Social Democratic Party of Serbia (SDPS) will form its own parliamentary group, which will consist of nine MPs and will be headed by Milorad Mijatović.

Vesna Milekić will be deputy head of the SDPS group, Tanjug learned at the party headquarters on Thursday.

Ten parliamentary groups have so far been set up since the beginning of the inaugural session on May 31.

In the May 6 parliamentary elections, the SDPS was on the 'Choice for a Better Life - Boris Tadić' list, a pre-election coalition put together by the Democratic Party (DS).

Earlier on Thursday, SDPS leader Rasim Ljajic announced that he would join the next government, which will be formed by the Serb Progressive Party (SNS) and the coalitions led by the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) and United Regions of Serbia (URS). This is the reason why the SDPS decided to establish its own parliamentary group.