Vucic: If situation with coronavirus epidemic worsens, ballot won't be priority

 "The elections won't be postponed if the situation is under control. But if there are problems with more infected which we cannot control, the people's health will be the priority. The state will react with readiness and responsibility in protecting the people's lives," Vucic told reporters while touring the construction site of a new building of Serbia's Clinical Centre.

Though mentioning the possibility of the vote postponement for the first time, Vucic said he wouldn't listen to such demands by "those who during the pandemic and the curfew organised protests outside the Presidency building and in the Vracar municipality.

"They think the corona might spoil the elections because they will achieve some miracle in September. But when they were gathering outside the Presidency and in Vracar during the curfew, they didn't say it was dangerous," Vucic said.

He adds the Constitution and laws are clear and they determine when the ballot should be held.

"The elections are already two-three months late. We have gone beyond all allowed deadlines. I don't understand how someone thinks to delay the vote further? Croatia even opts for an early vote and will hold it almost ate the same time as we," Vucic said.

Asked if he would talk to Bosko Obradovic, the leader of the opposition nationalist Dveri movement, who had been on hunger strikefor nine days outside the Parliament, Vucic said Obradovic and his people were saying they wouldn't talk to him because that it would have been considered treason.

"That's why I don't see what we would talk about, especially since the campaign is underway."

Vucic said he wouldn't comment on Obradovic's hunger strike because he "doesn't want to collect cheap political points."

Commenting on the construction of a new Clinical Center, Vucic said it would look like 'aircraft carrier.'

He added it would be 'Serbia's health care jewel,' adding he insisted that the best technologies were used.

"Euro 43 million was allocated for the equipment only," he said, adding the hospital would "save thousands of life weekly, monthly," and that the people from the region could benefit from it as well.