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Serbia President gives mandate to SNS leader Vucic promises: Ministers shall be replaced if they do not work well

The new Government shall be constituted on Sunday, while the names of the ministers might be known as early as on Friday.

Following the Progressive Party's triumph in the March 16 election, President Tomislav Nikolic has given Aleksandar Vucic, the party leader, a mandate to form a government.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic Tuesday assigned the task of forming the country's new government to Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) leader Aleksandar Vucic.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic will on Tuesday hold consultations with representatives of the electoral list Aleksandar Vucic - A Future We Believe In on the forming of the Serbian government and is expected to name Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) leader Aleksandar Vucic as prime minister-designate.

Opening chapters 23 and 24 "vital for reforms"

BELGRADE -- The opening of Chapters 23 and 24 is important for the entire reform process in Serbia, said Tanja Miščević, Serbia's chief negotiator in EU accession talks.

President to ask Vučić to form government

BELGRADE -- President Tomislav Nikolić will on Tuesday afternoon meet with representatives of the SNS-led election list and discuss the formation of a new government.

Leader of Democrats, his deputy deny friction

BELGRADE -- Democratic Party leader Dragan Đilas and his deputy Bojan Pajtić have issued a joint statement denying media reports that they were in conflict.

BELGRADE - Aleksandar Vucic, leader of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), has wished a happy Easter to all citizens of Serbia celebrating Jesus' resurrection, with the message that the holiday should remind us of the importance of understanding, tolerance, forgiveness and mutual respect.

BELGRADE - The Presidency of the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) accepted on Thursday the proposition of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) and its leader Aleksandar Vucic concerning the participation in the new government because this is in Serbia's best interest.

Ethnic Albanian party "willing to work with new govt."

BELGRADE -- Riza Halimi says his Party of Democratic Action is interested in becoming a direct actor in solving the problems of Albanians in southern Serbia.