"Government must bravely face new political reality"

"Government must bravely face new political reality"

The DSS expects Serbia's new government to face the new political reality responsibly and bravely, Raskovic-Ivic said, and added:

"It's time to start a public debate in Serbia that would hear the arguments in favor and against (Serbia's) EU accession, after which citizens would be able to express their stance in a referendum."

Raskovic-Ivic believes that EU's serious crisis will now deepen, and that as a result, the union's interest and capacity to take in new members will become "additionally diminished."

Leaving the EU is a victory of the idea of restoring sovereignty from the hands of the Brussels administration into the hands of the people, the DSS leader concluded.

Earlier in the day, Ivica Dacic, the foreign minister in Serbia's caretaker government, said that Britain's decision would not affect the country's policy in favor of joining the EU.