Serbia's President Aleksandar
Vucic on Sunday proposed naming a political novice doctor to
lead the government after months of student-led anti-corruption
protests brought down the last administration. Serbia has been
in political turmoil since ex-prime minister Milos Vucevic and
other top officials resigned in January over the protests
sparked by a railway station disaster in which 16 people died.
In a shock move, Vucic called on Djuro Macut, an endocrinologist
and professor at the Faculty of Medicine in Belgrade, to try to
form a government. Macut, who is in his 60s, is a respected
medical specialist, but has no political record. However, he did
speak at an event for the new political movement that the
president is forming. The Serbian government has been serving in
a caretaker capacity since March 19 when parliament confirmed
the prime minister's resignation. Macut has until April 18 to
convince parliament to approve a new government. If he fails,
Vucic may be forced to call new elections.
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