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Danas,
May 24th, 2020,
00:30 CET

TERRORIST ATTACK IN CENTER OF BELGRADE LEAVES 15 PEOPLE DEAD

In a largest terrorist attack Serbia has had for last two years 15 people have died and 42 have been hospitalized as a result of bomb explosion. Attack, carried out by suicide bomber who's been identified as 19 years old radical islamist from Sanžak region, took place in a restaurant in center of Belgrade two hours ago. Local group of terrorists from Sandžak has claimed full responsibility for what has happened.

In a first reaction after attack was confirmed, Prime Minister Balša Božović said:

"Gentlemen, we are faced with unprovoked acts of terrorist violence that cannot be tolerated. I want to use this chance to offer my sincere condolences to families of all victims and promise them that everyone who's been involved in organizing the attack will be located and rightfully punished for own actions. The state must be tough on terrorism and we must hunt terrorist wherever they try to hide. Our government will continue to work with our partners abroad on fighting against this terrible problem. I can assure everyone that this hard but necessary task of voiding terrorist activity in Sandžak region will be accomplished, since there will be no more polite attempts to reach compromise with terrorists by means of buying their peacefulness. We will also not economize when it comes to funds needed to resolve this issue, there can be no doubt of that."

Danas,
May 24th, 2020,
00:50 ECT

LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION SURVIVES A CONFIDENCE VOTE

Leader of the Opposition Saša Janković (SDP) survived a confidence vote with narrow majority of 57 MPs of total 105 SDP MPs who had a right to vote on today's SDP MPs Club session, with just one meeting subject - vote of confidence.

Although Janković continues to preside over a party deeply divided between socialist ruling structures and centrist minority, he anyway got a support to deliver his controversial plan of SDP having only one candidate on presidential elections. Tomorrow, Janković will preside over the Central Committee meeting, where name of that candidate will be determined.

Informal leader of the centrist faction of SDP Branko Ružić, MP, said that result of vote is unpleasant but not disappointing, because it showed that socialists in SDP represent narrow majority and there is still large number of MPs loyal to party tradition of moderate social-democracy.