Vucic Admits Having Problems with Dacic

President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, said on February 7 that he had meetings with the leader of the Serbian Socialists, Ivica Dacic, and confirmed that relations between the two parties are in crisis. 

Vucic's Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) and Dacic's Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS), which are in the government coalition, suddenly entered into an unstable relationship. 

Vucic told Serbian television, Pink, that he does not think that new elections are a solution. He added that decisions will not be made overnight and that he will meet with Dacic on February 8. 

President Vucic has also mentioned that there is a possibility of creating another majority in the Assembly, without specifying who will create it. The Assembly of Serbia has 250 MPs. Of them, 106 are from the ranks of the Progressive Party, while 23 are from the Socialists. 

If the president of Serbia were to decide on changes without elections, this would mean an offer to the opposition parties. However, this would also mean changes in politics and it is not certain which party would accept the SNS offer. 

The opposition parties that have entered the Serbian Parliament are diverse - from pro-European to right-wing. The coalition partners, SNS and SPS, have exchanged criticisms before, leading to speculations about early elections. However, the separation did not come and the alliance between them has continued without interruption since 2012. However, snap elections are nothing new to voters in Serbia, having been held in 2014, 2016 and 2022.