Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic proposed Zoran Djordjevic, who has so far served as state secretary at the defence ministry, to the parliament as his pick for the defence minister’s post on Saturday evening.
If approved by the parliament, the new defence minister will hold the office briefly until the formation of a new government after the early parliamentary elections, the government’s press office said in a statement.
The next step is to schedule a parliamentary session so that lawmakers could discuss the election of the new minister. To be appointed, he needs to gain votes from more than a half of the total number of MPs.
The parliament relieved former defence minister Bratislav Gasic of his post on February 5, upon the proposal of PM Vucic.
Gasic stirred a storm of criticism after an insulting comment he made to a female reporter.
Source: Tanjug
Photo / Ministry of Defence
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