Opposition SNS to back govt. reduction

Opposition SNS leader Tomislav Nikolic says his party will support reducing the number of ministries. This will happen if the party's proposal from December last year on this subject is put on the parliament's agenda. Opposition SNS to back govt. reduction Nikolic told reporters in parliament today that it would not make any sense for SNS to vote against its own proposal. He added that if anyone wants the votes of SNS they should put on the agenda the proposal which the party submitted in December last year, under which the government would have 12 ministries. He said that if the parliament debates personnel changes in the government, the SNS will stay in the opposition, voting neither for the dismissal of current or the appointment of new ministers. Nikolic stated that the government survived the sacking of Mladjan Dinkic "trough blackmail, and that is how it continues to live". He also asserted that his was the only parliamentary party that wanted to see early elections called. Tomislav Nikolic (Beta, file)

Opposition SNS to back govt. reduction

Nikolić told reporters in parliament today that it would not make any sense for SNS to vote against its own proposal.

He added that if anyone wants the votes of SNS they should put on the agenda the proposal which the party submitted in December last year, under which the government would have 12 ministries.

He said that if the parliament debates personnel changes in the government, the SNS will stay in the opposition, voting neither for the dismissal of current or the appointment of new ministers.

Nikolić stated that the government survived the sacking of Mlađan Dinkić "trough blackmail, and that is how it continues to live".

He also asserted that his was the only parliamentary party that wanted to see early elections called.