Vucic continues consultations on new government with Dacic

Tanjug/Zoran Žestić

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic continued consultations to form a new government, meeting with the leaders of the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) and United Serbia (JS), Ivica Dacic and Dragan Markovic Palma.

Vucic met earlier with Aleksandar Sapic whose SPAS party won seats in parliament. Vucic’s Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), SPAS and the SPS-JS coalition won seats at the June 21 parliamentary elections. Some national minority parties will also hold the seats reserved for them under Serbian election law.  

There has been speculation that Vucic might not include Dacic in the new government since his SNS has enough seats to form a government on its own. Vucic is scheduled to meet with SNS officials on Tuesday.