None of the new or old ministers in Miloš Vučević's government has political weight, nor will they create anything important in their department. That's why it's worth paraphrasing Radoj Domanović: Serbia is known for smart young people and ministers; the former is exported all over the world, and the latter - unfortunately - not
Mandatory Milos Vucevic he announced composition of the cabinet. The public is confused - many did not even notice that Serbia has been without a government for almost six months. If there were no legal deadline, it is unlikely that Vučić would have formed this one in due time.
What do personnel solutions say?
Seal came back as vice president in charge of nothing. "Serbski svet" celebrates - here we have quarrels with the Croats, TV wars, threats against Putin, jihad against the West, the assassination of the president of Serbia... Already seen and stale, but Vučić still needs the occult abilities of his personal Rasputin.
Dr. Danica Grujicic left. It is a classic example of the abuse of recognized experts: you promise them something that will make them a debt to their profession, you use them, you agree, you reject them. The new Minister of Health is a returnee Dr. Zlatibor Lončar. Unlike Grujučić, he is not looking for anything but to be a minister.
Marko "5:0" Đurić will manage foreign affairs. No one rejoices over Vučić's victories better than him, nor does he know Milan Radoičić and Zvonko Veselinović better. His appointment is interpreted by some as a wink to America, as if the ambassadors represent the policy of the country where they serve instead of the one they come from. Nevertheless, this former resistance fighter went the furthest of all his former colleagues.
Bata Gasic is returning to the army. This confirmed the gold standard established after the case of Nebojsa Stefanović. And that is that there is no other mandate in the same ministry of force. He was replaced by the eternal Ivica Dačić. He is certainly not a man who can use the MUP to create a faction within the SNS, nor to raise the personal and political weight of the SPS.
Milica Đurđević-Stamenkovski can change the nickname from Zavetnica to Pokajnica by charging for underground mining activities in the opposition, similar to Gordana Čomić back then. In the "capacity" of the Minister for the Family, she will continue with her favorite topics: family values, Kosovo, honesty, national honor and the like. In the age of progressives, the word is not binding.
Darko Glišić received public investments if he too would be a minister one day. It's a small sign of attention for a man who worked so hard on the field disciplining progressive committees. It is similar - but for different reasons - with the Minister of Information, Dejan Ristic.
Ability and knowledge in progressive governments are not important for the allocation of portfolios. The proof is the appointment of Nikola Selaković as Minister of Culture. Who knows, maybe agriculture or technological development narrowly missed it.
Selaković's election is actually a consolation prize, slightly better than the ministers without portfolio - Novica Tončev, Đorđe Milićević, Usama Zukurlić and another returnee, Nenad Popović. It makes them happy and it's good for their work, it doesn't cost Vučić anything, and it will be useful for his Movement for Serbia. Vucevic's government is actually a laboratory experiment in the realization of that project.
Finally, a summary. None of the new or old ministers have political weight, nor will they create anything important in their department. That's why it's worth paraphrasing Radoj Domanović: Serbia is known for smart young people and ministers; the former is exported all over the world, and the latter - unfortunately - not.
The regime's retaliation will be dire if the resistance falters. Now they want to imprison the people who talked about overthrowing the government because they were supposedly overthrowing the state. But the state was hijacked and overthrown by the regime a long time ago
The Ministry of Public Investment submitted a request for a building permit for the construction of a new building for the Belgrade Philharmonic. Given that it is known that the project is too expensive and that there is no money for it, it seems that this too is just another colorful lie
The knee-jerk Supreme Being trusts in the local elections in Kosjerić and Zaječar. It must not be forgotten that for 13 years he poured heavy poisons, especially in the province, and that detoxification is a long and painful process.
If the various opponents of Vučić's regime are unable to help the student youth, they could at least not retaliate. They have been working the same way and with the same disastrous results for too long to expect anyone to ask them anything
There are no more students ahead and us behind them. Now we are all in the same situation: we drove the beast out into the open. We know how it goes
The regime's retaliation will be dire if the resistance falters. Now they want to imprison the people who talked about overthrowing the government because they were supposedly overthrowing the state. But the state was hijacked and overthrown by the regime a long time ago
The Ministry of Public Investment submitted a request for a building permit for the construction of a new building for the Belgrade Philharmonic. Given that it is known that the project is too expensive and that there is no money for it, it seems that this too is just another colorful lie
The knee-jerk Supreme Being trusts in the local elections in Kosjerić and Zaječar. It must not be forgotten that for 13 years he poured heavy poisons, especially in the province, and that detoxification is a long and painful process.
Student request for calling extraordinary parliamentary elections
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