Serbia Approves New Government Despite Ongoing Protests

Serbia's parliament has approved a new government despite protests. Student demonstrations against widespread corruption brought down the previous government.

» Published: April 16 2025

Serbia Approves New Government Despite Ongoing Protests
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The former Prime Minister Milos Vucevic and other high-ranking officials within Serbia's leadership were forced to resign in January after months of protests.

The demonstrations broke out directly after a severe accident at a railway station where parts of the building collapsed during construction work. 16 people died in the accident.

Serbia is tired of divisions and blockages, said the new Prime Minister Djuro Macut when he presented the Balkan country's new-old government on Wednesday.

About 20 members of the previous government, including portfolios such as finance, defense, and interior ministry, remain in the government.

The new Prime Minister Djuro Macut has no previous high-level political experience. He is a professor of endocrinology – which includes hormonal diseases – at Belgrade University.

However, Macut is close to the controversial Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.

The opposition criticized the new-old government.

You look more like a second-hand government than a new government, stated opposition politician Aleksandar Jovanovic in the debate and demanded new elections.

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