A new Serbian Government was elected in the National Assembly on Thursday with 163 MPs voting in favor, out of 250. 62 were against, there were no abstentions, whereas 25 deputies were not present in the hall. Vučić’s new cabinet has 16 ministries and three ministers without portfolio.
The 4-year mandate of the new government started to run from the moment the ministers took their oath of office, the text of which is as follows:
“I pledge to be loyal to the Republic of Serbia and promise with my honor to obey the Constitution and laws, and to carry out the duty of a government member conscientiously, responsibly and diligently, committed to preserving Kosovo and Metohija within the Republic of Serbia.”
The government was elected after it was presented and then debated during a special Assembly session that started on Tuesday. At the end of the debate, Vučić promised citizens his new cabinet would “work diligently, honestly, responsibly, and in their interest.”
