What are the constitutional powers, and what is the real role of the head of the Government of the Republic of Serbia, Đur Matsut, in the political theater of Aleksandar Vučić. And what kind of responsibility does his consent to the degradation and deception of citizens entail
Đuro Macut is the Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia. The Minister of Internal Affairs should be accountable to him Ivica Dacic, Minister of Justice Nenad Vujić, Minister of Finance Sinish Mali, Bata Gašić, Marko Đurić, Zlatibor Lončar, Dejan Vuk Stankovic... He is their boss, they would have to consult him about everything. It hurts him if they mess something up, it's his political responsibility, and it can be criminal responsibility if the ministers in his government do something outside the law.
Đuro Matsut, as the head of the Government of Serbia, should formulate the foreign policy of the country, he is responsible for the economy, finances, judiciary, the most responsible for the situation in the country.
And if someone else commands his ministers, if they don't listen to him, he would have to either resign as a responsible person, or at the very least, he is responsible for deception before the citizens of Serbia.
What, then, is the Prime Minister of Serbia, Đuro Matsut, doing?
It does not interfere in its constitutionally defined jobs
"Macut: The plan for admission to faculties to be at the end of July"; "Masut with Patriarch Porfiri on drafting the Law on textbooks and normalizing the work of faculties"; "Agreement between Macut and Rector Đokić"...
If anyone were to look at what the media have written about Đuro Macut in the last month, including "Vreme", they would immediately think - an endocrinologist is the head of the Ministry of Education in Serbia. He not only conducts the main dialogue about entrance exams and establishing the end of the school year, but also arranges all other matters in the field of education.
However, who would read in a little more detail about the activities of Đuro Matsuta, who does not actually lead the Ministry of Education, but has a much more responsible task - to lead the entire Government of Serbia, he would understand that all his affairs go in one direction - the suppression of the student rebellion and the academic community's resistance to the existing state of society.
He is not very interested in other jobs from a wide range of his own jurisdiction. He only briefly commented on the decision of the Government of Kosovo to ban Serbian flags during the celebration Vidovdan, the day when students announce a mass protest in Belgrade.
He also added a few sentences, but only in the statement, about Aljbin Kurti's moves, but he did not speak much about the country's foreign policy since in April 2025, more precisely two months ago, came to the head of the government.
What should the prime minister do?
The Prime Minister leads and directs the Government, takes care of the unity of the Government's political activities, coordinates the work of the members of the Government, represents the Government and convenes and conducts its sessions. Ministers can also be given mandatory instructions and special responsibilities, according to the Government's program and policy. These are Matsuto's powers, at least under the Constitution and the law.
The Prime Minister can also be a minister, but Matsut was not given the chance to lead the Ministry of Education, but the well-known hater of student blockades, Dejan Vuk Stanković, put him in this chair.
Macut himself, in his exposé before coming to the position of the most important person in the executive power, and therefore in the state, put the fight against students and their protests in the country in the center of attention.
"It turned out that we have to reform our education. Primarily because the key factors in education are pupils and students. We build and leave the country to them," he said in April. "Their directions and actions should be ethical and fair - with developed work habits, new and current knowledge, but also to respect universal values, the authority of elders and their life experiences. It must be known who is a student, who is a student and who is a professor."
He added that "Serbia is tired of blockades and that the main task of the Government is to ensure that the institutions of the system function at full capacity."
What doesn't Đuro Macut do?
However, this was only the introductory part of the exposition. And does anyone know what Đuro Matsut thinks about the European Union or perhaps about the plans for solving the situation and the crisis in Kosovo? Does he know what he thinks about the country's economic relations with Russia and the NIS crisis, except that he stated that the country will do nothing without the Russians. Will Serbia perhaps adopt some legislation that would make these relations easier? Has anyone read what he thinks about any other law, as the first person in power, who should implement and propose those laws, except for the Law on Education?
"Serbia is no longer silent or invisible. Today, we are a country that speaks clearly, acts responsibly and makes innovative proposals," Macut said in the exposition. He is, of course, very quiet and invisible when it comes to his duties.
Đuro Macut is certainly responsible for deceiving the citizens of Serbia because he misleads them that he is wondering about anything. But it is not too late, he could let the President of Serbia know that he does not interfere in his work, when he has already entrusted him with managing the Government.
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