Opposition realities in the Serbian Parliament
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Loading... - Samuel Johnson
- 19 Aug 2022
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For the pro-European opposition in the Serbian Parliament, if we were to judge by the first impressions after taking the seats, it is more important to see who is sitting and which MP the cameras will record more often in the live broadcast than to offer concrete legal solutions. The right-wing part of the opposition, on the other hand, seems to be satisfied with the passing of the census, so it will be able to appear on television more often. In addition, their parties will have generous financial support from the state, which will satisfy a good part of their political ambitions. Or so it seems, at first glance.
The constitutive session of the National Assembly did not end successfully either, and the insurmountable differences between the former coalition partners - came to light. The reason for the last conflict, which turned into a kind of "opposition reality", were allegedly inappropriate words that "fell" between once close associates in the last election campaign - Marinika Tepić, from United, and Miroslav Aleksić from the People's Party.
And they didn't fight over some amendment, legal proposal, or opposition strategy, but over who sits where. Tepić asserted that Aleksić cursed and that there are witnesses to that. He denies and says that it is low and incorrect. Aleksić's colleague from the National Socialist Party, Vladimir Gajić, joined the discussion, sharing on his Twitter account an interview that SSP leader Dragan Äilas gave to a portal, in which, among other things, he states that Aleksić's vocabulary "was not appropriate ".
When asked if it was true that Tepić asked her colleagues why they sat in the seats intended for the United, and then the president of a parliamentary group cursed, Äilas replied: "Do you think that anyone in Serbia cares where who sits in the parliament?" Not to us from the SSP. That's why we sat where there was space. And as for the vocabulary used by Mr. Aleksić, it was not appropriate, especially not towards a lady." Read More…
