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It has been exactly three months since the parliamentary elections in Serbia, and the new government is not even on the horizon, although it was already known on the election night of June 21 who will be its headquarters. The more than convincing victory of the Serbian Progressive Party and 188 out of a total of 250 seats won, as well as the fact that, in addition to minorities, only two more electoral lists entered the parliament, did not result in the expected rapid formation of the executive . This was the case in Croatia and North Macedonia.
There is almost a month and a half left until the legal deadline for the government election expires, and if the new Prime Minister of Serbia and members of his cabinet are not sworn in within the next three weeks, it will be the most anticipated government of the last two decades.
In the period after October 5, most of the time was necessary for the formation of the second government of Vojislav Kostunica, which was elected exactly 114 days after the parliamentary elections and only thirty minutes before the expiration of the legal term. Kostunica’s second cabinet election on May 15, 2007 was preceded by painful four-month negotiations between the Democratic Party and the Serbian Democratic Party, and at one point it appeared that there was nothing in the deal.
In contrast, the most rapidly elected government was led by the assassinated Prime Minister of Serbia, Zoran Djindjic; it took only 33 days to form. Although the winning coalition, the Serbian Democratic Opposition, was made up of up to 18 parties and movements, its leaders quickly agreed on the division of responsibilities, and it only took a little more time (42 days) in 2014 for the current president to sit down. sit in the prime minister’s chair. From Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić.
The absolute record for the duration of the formation of the executive branch in the multi-party history of Serbia is held by the second government of Mirko Marjanović, who was elected until 184 days after the elections for people’s deputies in September 1997. Marjanovic and members of his cabinet was sworn in on March 24, 1998, and one of the ministers of that government was Aleksandar Vucic, who was then in charge of the information department.
Government formation period after 2000:
Government of Zoran Djindjic (2001) – 33 days
The first government of Vojislav Kostunica (2004) – 66 days
The second government of Vojislav Kostunica (2007) – 114 days
Government of Mirko Cvetković (2008) – 57 days
Government of Ivica Dačić (2012) – 82 days
Aleksandar Vučić’s first government (2014) – 42 days
The second government of Aleksandar Vučić (2016) – 109 days
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