SPS reveals candidates for ministerial posts

BELGRADE According to reports, the Socialists (SPS) will nominate President of the Belgrade City Assembly Aleksandar Antic for the job of minister of transport. Chairman of the SPS Executive Board Branko Ruzic is the candidate for the office of minister without portfolio in charge of EU integration in the reshuffled cabinet. SPS reveals candidates for ministerial posts At the same time, both the SPS and the Serb Progressive Party (SNS), the leading parties in the ruling coalition, proposed water polo player Vanja Udovicic for minister of youth and sports, Tanjug said it learned on Thursday. Ivica Dacic on Thursday confirmed this and also revealed that his party's candidate for minister of education, science and technological development is Tomislav Jovanovic. Dacic, SPS leader and Serbia's prime minister, confirmed on Wednesday evening that director of the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra Ivan Tasovac will be the party's candidate for the post of minister of culture. It remains to be seen who will head the ministry of education in the reshuffled government. In the meantime, the Serbian parliament confirmed the resignations of nine ministers, and Antic and Ruzic also resigned as MPs on Thursday. L-R: Antic, Udovicic, Ruzic (Tanjug) Former ministers from URS to return to parliament Outgoing ministers from the ranks of the United Regions of Serbia (URS) Mladjan Dinkic and Verica Kalanovic and Minister Suzana Grubjesic will return to parliament , Tanjug learned from the party. According to this, the return of the three officials is "only logical" since parliament appointed them as government members. The URS believes that the presence of Dinkic, Kalanovic and Grubjesic " would bring good to the parliament and all Serbian citizens." According to the release issued by the party, it will soon be made public when and which MPs the three will replace from the current URS caucus. The party has 16 members of parliament. Earlier on Thursday, the Serbian parliament confirmed the resignations of nine ministers who lost their positions in the government reshuffle, including the three URS officials. Tanjug

SPS reveals candidates for ministerial posts

At the same time, both the SPS and the Serb Progressive Party (SNS), the leading parties in the ruling coalition, proposed water polo player Vanja Udovičić for minister of youth and sports, Tanjug said it learned on Thursday.

Ivica Dačić on Thursday confirmed this and also revealed that his party's candidate for minister of education, science and technological development is Tomislav Jovanović.

Dačić, SPS leader and Serbia's prime minister, confirmed on Wednesday evening that director of the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra Ivan Tasovac will be the party's candidate for the post of minister of culture.

It remains to be seen who will head the ministry of education in the reshuffled government.

In the meantime, the Serbian parliament confirmed the resignations of nine ministers, and Antić and Ružić also resigned as MPs on Thursday.

Former ministers from URS to return to parliament

Outgoing ministers from the ranks of the United Regions of Serbia (URS) Mlađan Dinkić and Verica Kalanović and Minister Suzana Grubješić will return to parliament , Tanjug learned from the party.

According to this, the return of the three officials is "only logical" since parliament appointed them as government members.

The URS believes that the presence of Dinkić, Kalanović and Grubješić " would bring good to the parliament and all Serbian citizens."

According to the release issued by the party, it will soon be made public when and which MPs the three will replace from the current URS caucus.

The party has 16 members of parliament.

Earlier on Thursday, the Serbian parliament confirmed the resignations of nine ministers who lost their positions in the government reshuffle, including the three URS officials.