Ana Brnabic

BELGRADE - The Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) group in the parliament will unanimously back the proposal for Ana Brnabic to become the next PM, but its position is that the majority required to elect her must be ensured by other parties that were on the "Aleksandar Vucic - Serbia is Winning" electoral list, SNS whip Aleksandar Martinovic said Monday.

Croatia's Globus magazine writes that Aleksandar Vucic has made "a strong, but equally intriguing and challenging move" when he nominated Ana Brnabic for PM.

Consultations about the forming and the composition of Serbia's next government are now in the final phase, state broadcaster RTS reported on Thursday.

According to the report, a majority of 156 members of the Serbian National Assembly ("people's deputies") has been secured to vote Ana Brnabic's cabinet in.

BELGRADE - Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) MPs on Monday unanimously backed Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic's decision for Ana Brnabic to become the next PM, SNS deputy leader Marija Obradovic said.

Croatia's Globus magazine writes that Aleksandar Vucic has made "a strong, but equally intriguing and challenging move" when he nominated Ana Brnabic for PM.

Aleksandar Vucic says he asked SNS Assembly members to secure a stable majority themselves to elect Ana Brnabic as prime minister.

Some Assembly members from the ruling SNS have expressed their dissatisfaction by saying that they would vote for Ana Brnabic just because Vucic nominated her.

The daily Politika is reporting this on Tuesday, adding that they, in this way, "support him, even if they're not thrilled."

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Marija Obradovic, a deputy leader of the ruling SNS, says that the party's MPs have supported Aleksandar Vucic's decision to nominate Ana Brnabic for PM.

The Serbian president and SNS leader earlier on Monday held a meeting with SNS members of the Serbian National Assembly, amid reports of dissent in their ranks on this issue.

The head of the SNS group in the Serbian Assembly said on Monday this group will vote unanimously for Ana Brnabic to become Serbia's new prime minister.

Aleksandar Martinovic added that the SNS position is that the necessary majority must be provided by the parties that formed the pre-election coalition gathered around it, dubbed "Aleksandar Vucic - Serbia is Winning."

Marija Obradovic, a deputy leader of the ruling SNS, says that the party's MPs have supported Aleksandar Vucic's decision to nominate Ana Brnabic for PM.