Vulin: Movement of Socialists doesn't think it's time for elections, government reshuffle is necessary

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The leader of the Movement of Socialists (PS), Aleksandar Vulin, said today after the consultations held by the party's representatives with President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic that the conversation was serious and meaningful and that the PS thinks elections should not be called now, as well as that the Government needs to be reshuffled as soon as possible.

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"We believe that elections should not be called in this atmosphere, that we should not hold elections that will bring more violence than voting, and where organizing elections will be called into question by the violence carried out by those who have kept Serbia in fear of violence and fear of constant and repeated conflicts for 15 months," Vulin said after the meeting with Vucic.

He stated that the PS believes he Government of Serbia is not performing well enough, that a reshuffle is necessary and that most ministers have not understood their responsibility and have not shown that they are capable of performing in the role they have been given.

Vulin said that the PS believes that making changes to the cabinet would have a calming on political tensions.

"The government is elected in the parliament, arguments are exchanged in the parliament, so let's all of us who have the right to be in the parliament talk about what the government has done or what a future government will do. We think that the reconstruction of the government is necessary and should be done as soon as possible", said Vulin.

He added that the PS proposed that all Serbs from the territory of the former Yugoslavia and all those who declare themselves as Serbs in their countries should automatically have the right to Serbian citizenship and assessed that in this way Serbia would strengthen its position in the region.

"In this way, Serbia is fighting for the people, which is now the most important thing anywhere in the world, and in this way, Serbia can say that it has completely legitimate interests to protect its own citizens. We believe that this means strengthening of our economic and defense, but also political position," Vulin said.

He added that the PS also proposed calling a binding referendum on the issue of the continuation of Serbia's EU membership path, adding that the EU has clearly demonstrated that its policy towards Serbia is that of double standards, and that the bloc does not respect Serbia.

Vulin assessed that the EU does not want Serbia as a member, at least not in Serbia that is "of this size and independent." He also described the EU as taking more than it is giving.

"The EU keeps silent when Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija are suffering, the EU lied to us that they would form the Community of Serb Municipalities and honor the (Brussels) agreement, the EU is asking us to recognize Kosovo, to impose sanctions against Russia, betray both our past and our future. The EU is asking us to abandon the RS. If that's the case, and it is, show me a Serbian government that will meet these European conditions," Vulin said.

He added that he does not know how the referendum would go, but that Serbians should be given the opportunity to say what they think about the EU.

Asked about those parties that have refused to take part in the consultations organized by President Vucic, Vulin stated that he does not understand what the point of politics is, if dialogue is rejected, and wondered how some individuals intend to lead the country in the future if they do not want to talk with the current authorities.

"We do not understand those who reject dialogue before dialogue even starts," Vulin tressed.

Asked how Vucic responded to the three points Vulin presented, the PS leader said Vucic will declare his position only after listening to all political parties.

Vulin also expressed gratitude to Vucic for seriously approaching the arguments made by PS, and repeated that the PS does not understand those who refuse to attend consultations with the president and present their arguments.

(Telegraf.rs/Tanjug)