The leader of Serbia’s ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), Miloš Vučević, said he had respected President Aleksandar Vučić’s request that party officials refrain from publicly discussing whether the president could become prime minister until internal party talks are concluded.
“I understood the president’s request that we do not speak about whether he will be prime minister until the time comes,” Vučević said, adding that the issue should first be discussed within the party.
Vučić, who currently serves as Serbia’s president, has been widely mentioned in domestic media as a possible candidate for prime minister ahead of upcoming elections, though he has urged party colleagues to avoid speculation.
Speaking in a series of television appearances, Vučević also launched sharp criticism of political opponents he described as “blockaders”, accusing them of pursuing a policy aimed at eliminating anyone who does not support them.
“At the core of the blockaders’ politics is the idea that everyone who is not with them must be destroyed,” Vučević said, describing such behaviour as “an unfiltered form of fascism presented as the essence of democracy.”
He rejected claims that a so-called “student list” represented genuine student interests, saying it had “nothing to do with students”, and warned that political pressure, public shaming and intimidation would become standard practice if his opponents came to power.
Vučević, who also serves as an adviser to the president, said the SNS was preparing for elections in several local governments this year and insisted the ruling party’s candidate lists would be younger and more educated than those of the opposition.
Serbia remains politically polarised amid protests, institutional blockades and growing speculation over the future configuration of executive power following the elections.