Parliament speaker: We are delighted with opposition’s initiative for elections

“Budget revision is on the agenda of today’s session, this revision will enable us to again increase pensions and salaries, to provide assistance and give aid to mothers and their children in Serbia, provide what farmers need, allocate funds for the treatment of rare diseases and for the continuation of infrastructure projects,” Orlic told a media conference in the Parliament hallway.

Reacting to the opposition’s announcement of the Parliament’s blockage, Orlic said:

“They say they will do that because they are demanding elections. The Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) is delighted to accept this initiative of theirs. We will make sure they get an answer as soon as possible. I need to inform the Government, the President of the Republic, we will ask for a reply in a relatively short period of time, say within the next 30 days,” said Orlic.

When the opposition talked about elections and blockage of the Parliament it was actually making threats, said Orlic.

“Threats that you won't allow the Parliament to work is a threat of violence,” he said, stressing that the session will be held, whether or not the opposition MPs attend.

Orlic opened the session on Tuesday, said that 189 MPs were present and that the Parliament can thus continue work.