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Danas sources on frequent joint photos of Serbian president and SPAS leader
The increasingly frequent publication of photos of the President of Serbia and the leader of the SNS, Aleksandar Vučić, with the president of the Serbian Patriotic Union, Aleksandar Šapić, is interpreted by sources from Danas from the political stage as a reflection of their unequivocal rapprochement in the political sense.
Photo: Instagram / buducnostsrbijeavAs they emphasize, this is, above all, motivated by the desire of progressives to find a “strong ally” in the capital, especially considering that the Belgrade elections “are not far off”.
Vučić and Šapić took photos yesterday on the President’s terrace, which were posted on the President’s official Instagram account (“Future of Serbia”), with the message: “A short morning walk on the President’s terrace and a friendly conversation on all important issues for our Serbia. “
“Šapić gained popularity as long-term president of the New Belgrade municipality, and the SNS did not obstruct his work. There is a widespread belief that he manages that large municipality well, which is why he became Vučić’s main asset for the campaign of Belgrade. The SNS in Belgrade has the lowest popularity relative to other parts of Serbia, especially in the municipalities of the central city, where there are the least number of Vučić followers. Therefore, progressives need an alliance with Šapić, which can attract a significant number of votes, which is one of the reasons why the SPAS was awarded a ministerial post in the new government. “Ratko Dmitrović, who as a representative of the SPAS became Minister of Family Care and Demography, is considered by many more loyal to Vučić than to Šapić “, specify the interlocutors of Danas close to the ruling coalition.
The possibility of the SNS supporting Sapic as a mayoral candidate before the Belgrade elections is not ruled out, but it is stated that it is more realistic to expect the SPAS leader to appear on the list of his political organization, while the progressives They would “expel” a neutral candidate. the case of the current mayor Zoran Radojicic, who is almost “invisible” in the media, while his deputy Goran Vesic is much more exposed.
However, it is emphasized that Vučić’s “combinatorics” for the Belgrade elections will depend mainly on future public opinion polls.
“The SPAS, if it functions independently, could be a tab in the balance in the Belgrade elections, so it is possible that after the SNS vote, it will offer Shapic a mayor position, if that were a condition for the survival of progressives in power in the capital. ” It is widely claimed that Sapic could replace Vesic as deputy mayor. Vesić is not popular with a large number of Belgraders, but he has great political ambitions, so although he will not fill that role after the elections, he will have the opportunity to become a minister in the next government or to win a seat in the Assembly National. The Serbian Parliament has become a waiting room for the transition to other important functions, or a place to go at the end of the political career, “say the sources of our work.
There is also speculation on the political side that Sapic had “more room for maneuver” while the SPAS acted as an opposition party.
“The entry of the SPAS into the government will not be to the liking of some of its voters in the June elections, who are not satisfied with the behavior of the Vučić regime,” some Danas interlocutors point out.
New duo from Belgrade
The president of Serbia posted a photo with Šapić on Instagram on October 20, with the caption: “This is what it looks like when a duo from New Belgrade crosses the river and has a working lunch at a Chinese restaurant. I think with a close cooperation in the future we can bring a lot of good to Serbia. ” Later that day, it was announced that SPAS was entering the government, and Vučić stated: “In the end, we agreed, more at my insistence than his, to have a Minister in the government, but the man said he was willing to support the policy. and that he was not interested in participating in the formulation of policies, so I told him about the concerns and all the problems that are going on. “
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