(ANSA-AFP) - BELGRADE, APR 16 - Serbia is likely to get a new
government Wednesday led by a political novice that closely
resembles the previous administration, which was brought down
after months of student-led anti-corruption protests. The Balkan
nation has been in political turmoil since former Prime Minister
Milos Vucevic and other senior officials resigned in January,
amid marathon protests sparked by a railway station disaster
that left 16 people dead.
"Serbia is tired of divisions and blockades," said Prime
Minister-designate Dr Djuro Macut, an endocrinologist, while
presenting the proposed cabinet in parliament. It includes 20
members of the previous cabinet - among them the heavyweight
finance, interior and defence ministers. "You look more like a
second-hand government than a new one," said Aleksandar
Jovanovic, MP from the opposition Ecological Uprising movement,
during the debate. The opposition said the reshuffle would only
deepen the crisis. They particularly criticised the nomination
for education minister - a hot topic after months of student-led
demonstrations and teacher strikes - which has been offered to a
political analyst close to the ruling party. (ANSA-AFP).
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