Former deputy PM and leader of ethnic Hungarian party dies

Former Serbian deputy prime minister, Subotica mayor, and Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians (SVM) party leader Jozsef Kasza has passed away.

The subotica.com website reported this on Wednesday. Hungarian media also carried the news, saying the 71-year-old died in the hospital in Subotica, and that his health had deteriorated over the past several years.