"DS, SNS could form govt. together"

Ivica Dacic says the ruling Democrats (DS) and the opposition SNS could form a government together even though they are political opponents. The leader of the Socilialists (SPS) and first deputy PM and interior minister in the current cabinet told B92 in Belgrade on Wednesday that "SNS thinks its chances of forming a coalition with DS are diminished by SPS's strength, and for that reason the party's political goal is to weaken the Socialists". "DS, SNS could form govt. together" "I know these two parties want to present themselves as being on opposite ends of the political spectrum, but in a situation where there is no other way to form a government, I am sure they will form it," Dacic said. He added that "DS is thinking about the direction SPS will take if it wins a larger share of the votes in the next election". "Everyone would like SPS to win five, and not 15 percent of the votes. We want agreement, because we are a serious factor on the political scene," Dacic said. Asked if SPS and DS are preparing a new coalition agreement, Dacic said that SPS wants to keep the cooperation going but that this will depend on the results on the next election. Dacic pointed out that he has never discussed a government reshuffle with his coalition partners, and has only answered questions on the topic in the media. Dacic expressed his satisfaction over the adoption of Dick Marty's report on organ trafficking in the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE), pointing out that the judiciary should now conduct an investigation and that EULEX should get involved. Responding to the criticism that insufficient manpower has been allocated to the capture of Hague fugitives, he noted that the Interior Ministry's job is to arrest them when it gets information of their whereabouts, and that "more than enough people are working to cover all segments of security." Ivica Dacic (Tanjug, file)

"DS, SNS could form govt. together"

"I know these two parties want to present themselves as being on opposite ends of the political spectrum, but in a situation where there is no other way to form a government, I am sure they will form it," Dačić said.

He added that "DS is thinking about the direction SPS will take if it wins a larger share of the votes in the next election".

"Everyone would like SPS to win five, and not 15 percent of the votes. We want agreement, because we are a serious factor on the political scene," Dačić said.

Asked if SPS and DS are preparing a new coalition agreement, Dačić said that SPS wants to keep the cooperation going but that this will depend on the results on the next election.

Dačić pointed out that he has never discussed a government reshuffle with his coalition partners, and has only answered questions on the topic in the media.

Dačić expressed his satisfaction over the adoption of Dick Marty's report on organ trafficking in the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE), pointing out that the judiciary should now conduct an investigation and that EULEX should get involved.

Responding to the criticism that insufficient manpower has been allocated to the capture of Hague fugitives, he noted that the Interior Ministry's job is to arrest them when it gets information of their whereabouts, and that "more than enough people are working to cover all segments of security."