Vucic: I don't want to be prime minister in government of rotten compromises, there will only be 12 ministers
The leader of the "Aleksandar Vucic - United Serbia" list, Aleksandar Vucic, said during a campaign rally in the Belgrade Arena held over the weekened that, if he gains the trust of the citizens in the upcoming parliamentary elections, the attitude of officials towards ordinary people will change in the shortest possible time, and even more will be invested in healthcare.
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Vucic said that, while touring Serbia, he noticed that our people have a problem reaching the "big director" or the president of the municipality, that is, that ordinary citizens do not have proper access to officials.
"We must listen to them. These are big people who we mistakenly call little. That's the first thing we're going to change. I will not be a prime minister in a government of rotten compromises with parties where each one must have two ministers. There will be only 12 ministers and the prime minister. It's crucial that we start changing ourselves. Now, ministers travel outside of Belgrade twice a week, for an hour for some important event," said Vucic.
He added that he noticed that municipal officials visit a village in their municipality once a month, and it should be at least twice a week.
"There must be a connection between a farmer and the urban environment, not for the farmer having no one to turn to and not knowing what to do. That will have to change. The government will have to be on the go, not just go to Paris and London and pretend to be important," said Vucic.
He stressed that he is particularly upset by the healthcare situation and pointed out that more investments will have to be made in that sector. Vucic added that for now, five billion euros are being invested annually, thanks to which the Clinical Center of Serbia in Belgrade "looks like a space shuttle", as well as the those in Novi Sad and Nis.
"But those in Bor, Majdanpek don't even have an MRI, plaster ispeeling off the walls. It's my fault, I thought we were doing the right thing. Hospitals cost 1.3-1.4 billion euros. You will get new reconstructed hospitals and we will invest in that," said Vucic.
He added that new drugs for rare diseases and innovative drugs will be introduced.
"Treatment of rare diseases costs 600-700,000 euros per year. Today, we pay 130 times more than before, because the health of our people is the top priority," said Vucic.
(Telegraf.rs/Tanjug)