Daily: Coalition has no majority in parliament

The ruling coalition is having a hard time securing majority of 126 MPs in the Serbian parliament, daily Vecernje novosti writes. According to the daily, it is uncertain whether parliament will hold sessions until the next parliament convocation. Daily: Coalition has no majority in parliament The daily has learnt that four Serbian Renewal Movement (SPO) MPs will not support the ruling coalition any longer due to their conflict with the Democratic Party (DS). The United Regions of Serbia (URS) has allegedly proposed parliament not to pass any drafts until the end of its mandate. SPO MP Aleksandar Jugovic told Vecernje novosti that “parliament is sweeping serious problems under the rug, which is best illustrated by the announcement that peripheral laws will be discussed at the next session and not the referendum in northern Kosovo”. “The announced session is hypocrisy. It will be called so something could be done there and not a single item on the agenda has anything do with granting of the EU candidate status while the referendum could jeopardize the candidacy,” he was quoted as saying. The session was supposed to be held on January 31 but it was postponed. Parliament Speaker Slavica Djukic-Dejanovic stated that it could be held around February 7. According to the daily’s sources from the government, ministers are aware that the session will probably not be held. Around 50 bills should be adopted by the MPs. Half of them are laws and the rest are various agreements, judicial and educational bills. (Tanjug, file) Vecernje novosti

Daily: Coalition has no majority in parliament

The daily has learnt that four Serbian Renewal Movement (SPO) MPs will not support the ruling coalition any longer due to their conflict with the Democratic Party (DS).

The United Regions of Serbia (URS) has allegedly proposed parliament not to pass any drafts until the end of its mandate.

SPO MP Aleksandar Jugović told Večernje novosti that “parliament is sweeping serious problems under the rug, which is best illustrated by the announcement that peripheral laws will be discussed at the next session and not the referendum in northern Kosovo”.

“The announced session is hypocrisy. It will be called so something could be done there and not a single item on the agenda has anything do with granting of the EU candidate status while the referendum could jeopardize the candidacy,” he was quoted as saying.

The session was supposed to be held on January 31 but it was postponed. Parliament Speaker Slavica Đukić-Dejanović stated that it could be held around February 7.

According to the daily’s sources from the government, ministers are aware that the session will probably not be held.

Around 50 bills should be adopted by the MPs. Half of them are laws and the rest are various agreements, judicial and educational bills.