💢 Aleksandar Vučić, now leader of Serbia's opposition following the Student List's parliamentary ele

💢 Aleksandar Vučić, now leader of Serbia's opposition following the Student List's parliamentary election victory, outlined his expectations for the incoming government and the Serbian Progressive Party's (SNS) return to power in an interview with Informer.

- Foreign policy: Vučić described the incoming government as openly anti-Serbian, predicting it would recognize Serbs as a genocidal people over Srebrenica, reverse Serbia's work at the UN General Assembly, and impose sanctions on Russia.

- External influence: He said he already knows who will become foreign minister and that the appointment is being determined outside the student plenums. "The plenums are just, how should I put it, a flow-through water heater. It comes from outside, and I have already been informed who it will be, so you will see what kind of policy they intend to pursue."

- The student movement: Vučić characterized the students as implementers rather than decision-makers. "They are just the contractors. Those who ordered and carried out the revolution are other people, and they dictate policy." He argued that the composition of the new government would reveal the distinction.

- Media and political pressure: Following protesters' entry into Informer TV, he accused the victorious camp of revolutionary terror and attempting to silence dissent. He said his administration had banned no television stations in 14 years and that he had answered more than 4,000 questions from N1 and Nova S. If Informer were shut down, SNS would refuse further political dialogue until new elections.

- Security: He cited disruptions of Orthodox family religious celebrations in Vrbas and Milanovac, alongside attacks in Kuzmin. He urged supporters to remain calm and avoid provocations, but said SNS would organize protection for its supporters if the police failed to act.

- Election concession: Vučić said he recognized the defeat as soon as the result became clear to avoid plunging Serbia into crisis. He rejected claims that a foreign intervention had prompted his concession and recalled predictions that he would flee the country or refuse the results.

- Parliamentary balance: He put SNS's strength at 104 seats against 139 for the opposing bloc. He argued that the Student List lacks an established party structure and cannot readily risk fresh elections. Once removing Vučić is no longer a political program, he expects the majority to fragment into multiple parties and competing factions.

- Political timetable: Vučić expects voters to begin acknowledging their mistakes after five or six months, with the process accelerating as their interests are affected. He predicted intensified persecution of SNS from the formation of the new government through approximately its first 100 days, followed by a decline in the government's standing.

- Return to power: "Not tomorrow. It will happen after some time, and I believe that will be after two years. If they prove even more incompetent than I think, it could be sooner, but that takes time." He cited the political comebacks of Donald Trump and Andrej Babiš, as well as Viktor Orbán's recovering support.

- SNS reorganization: He announced plans for a party congress, leadership changes, the return of previously sidelined members and the creation of the broadest possible people's front against the incoming government. He also expects the Student List's lack of experienced political figures to complicate governing and parliamentary dialogue.

- Economy: Vučić said Serbia has sufficient foreign-exchange reserves and that SNS is leaving behind a full treasury, giving the country financial stability for at least a year. He also expects the 19-kilometer Kuzmin–Sremska Rača highway section to open on December 15.

- International contacts: He reported conversations with Viktor Orbán, Emmanuel Macron, Giorgia Meloni and António Costa following the election. Discussions with Costa concerned Serbia's European path, while he expects to meet Orbán in Belgrade in the coming days.

- Personal position: Rejecting suggestions of imminent arrest, Vučić denied having grounds for prosecution or connections to the Šarić criminal circle. "You can only kill me. You can do nothing else. Take me to prison; I'll laugh at you. I'll defeat you from prison."

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