#Latest news with #ProgressivepartyBloomberg06-04-2025PoliticsBloombergSerbia's Vucic Picks Physician to Head Government Amid ProtestsSerbian President Aleksandar Vucic nominated political novice Djuro Macut for prime minister after the previous government quit in the face of protests triggered by a deadly outside roof collapse at a train station. Macut, 61, a university lecturer and a practicing physician, is likely to take over on the strength of a parliamentary majority held by Vucic's Progressive party and allies. Lawmakers must approve him by April 18 or trigger an early election.
Bloomberg06-04-2025PoliticsBloombergSerbia's Vucic Picks Physician to Head Government Amid ProtestsSerbian President Aleksandar Vucic nominated political novice Djuro Macut for prime minister after the previous government quit in the face of protests triggered by a deadly outside roof collapse at a train station. Macut, 61, a university lecturer and a practicing physician, is likely to take over on the strength of a parliamentary majority held by Vucic's Progressive party and allies. Lawmakers must approve him by April 18 or trigger an early election.