Serbian president says resignation of Prime Minister could lead to early parliamentary election

Aleksandar Vučić says he will invite everyone for consultations regarding the formation of a new government.

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00:00Serbia's president, Aleksandar Vučić, has said the resignation of Prime Minister Miloš

00:05Vučević could lead either to an early parliamentary election or to the formation of a new government.

00:13Speaking at a news conference hours after Vučević resigned, Vučić rejected an opposition

00:18request for a transitional government, warning that Serbia's stability has been shaken.

00:23Serbia will maintain stability. Serbia will maintain peace. In the next ten days we will

00:30decide whether we will go to the elections or we will go to form a new government.

00:36Vučević resigned on Tuesday in an attempt to ease political tensions sparked by weeks

00:41of massive anti-corruption protests following the deadly collapse of a concrete overhang

00:47at a recently renovated train station.

00:51The tragedy has highlighted widespread dissatisfaction with Serbia's authoritarian rule and has led

00:57to growing public demands for greater government transparency.