The third cabinet of Ana Brnabić was formed on 26 October 2022, following the latter's election as Prime Minister of Serbia by the National Assembly on the same day. It succeeded the second cabinet of Ana Brnabić.
The Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) came to power in 2012. Brnabić was appointed prime minister by Aleksandar Vučić, the president of Serbia, in June 2017 and was elected shortly afterwards by the National Assembly. Initially an independent politician, she joined SNS in 2019; she was re-elected after the 2020 Serbian parliamentary election. After the snap 2022 parliamentary election, Vučić gave Brnabić another mandate to form a government and stated that she would serve for two years, instead of a regular four-year mandate. With the dissolution of the National Assembly on 1 November 2023, Brnabić's cabinet entered in acting capacity. As first deputy prime minister, Dačić took over the capacity of acting prime minister following Brnabić's election as president of the National Assembly in March 2024.
The cabinet was composed of members of SNS, Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS), Democratic Alliance of Croats in Vojvodina (DSHV), Party of United Pensioners of Serbia (PUPS), Social Democratic Party of Serbia (SDPS), and Justice and Reconciliation Party (SPP). The Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians (VMSZ) serves as confidence and supply for the government. With 29 ministers in total, it was the largest amount of ministers of any post-Milošević government. It was succeeded by the cabinet of Miloš Vučević on 2 May 2024.
Background
The Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) came to power after the 2012 parliamentary election, along with the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS). Ana Brnabić, an independent politician, was appointed prime minister by Aleksandar Vučić, who served as prime minister up until the April 2017 presidential election in June 2017, and was elected prime minister by the National Assembly in the same month. Brnabić joined SNS in 2019, and was re-elected as prime minister after the 2020 parliamentary election.
SNS placed first in the snap 2022 parliamentary election, although it lost its parliamentary majority. Shortly after the election, Vučić announced that consultations regarding the formation of the government would begin. The consultations lasted between 14 and 18 July. Brnabić was given the mandate to form a new government on 27 August. Additionally, Vučić also announced that Brnabić would head the government for two years, instead of a regular four-year mandate.
Investiture The investiture vote occurred on 26 October 2022. The Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians (VMSZ), although not a part of the cabinet, announced in the National Assembly that it would serve as confidence and supply for the government. InvestitureAna Brnabić (SNS) Ballot → 26 October 2022 Required majority → 126 out of 250 Yes No Abstentions Absentees Sources:
Supporting parties Party Main ideology Political position Leader Government parties Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) Populism Big tent Aleksandar Vučić (until 27 May 2023)Miloš Vučević (since 27 May 2023) Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) Social democracy Centre-left Ivica Dačić Democratic Alliance of Croats in Vojvodina (DSHV) Croat minority interests Centre Tomislav Žigmanov Party of United Pensioners of Serbia (PUPS) Pensioners' interests Centre Milan Krkobabić Social Democratic Party of Serbia (SDPS) Social democracy Centre-left Rasim Ljajić Justice and Reconciliation Party (SPP) Bosniak minority interests Centre-right Usame Zukorlić Confidence and supply United Serbia (JS) National conservatism Right-wing Dragan Marković Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians (VMSZ) Hungarian minority interests Centre-right István Pásztor
Composition The third cabinet of Ana Brnabić is composed of 25 ministries. It has the largest amount of ministers of any post-Milošević government. Portfolio Name Party Took office Left office Prime Minister Ana Brnabić SNS 26 October 2022 20 March 2024 Ivica Dačić SPS 20 March 2024 2 May 2024 Deputy Prime Ministers Ivica Dačić SPS 26 October 2022 2 May 2024 Maja Gojković SNS 26 October 2022 2 May 2024 Miloš Vučević SNS 26 October 2022 2 May 2024 Siniša Mali SNS 26 October 2022 2 May 2024 Minister of Finance Siniša Mali SNS 26 October 2022 2 May 2024 Minister of Economy Rade Basta JS 26 October 2022 10 June 2023 PEP 10 June 2023 22 June 2023 Siniša Mali SNS 22 June 2023 6 September 2023 Slobodan Cvetković SPS 6 September 2023 2 May 2024 Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Water Management Jelena Tanasković Independent 26 October 2022 2 May 2024 Minister of Environmental Protection Irena Vujović SNS 26 October 2022 2 May 2024 Minister of Construction, Transport, and Infrastructure Goran Vesić SNS 26 October 2022 2 May 2024 Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Đedović Independent 26 October 2022 2 May 2024 Minister of Internal and Foreign Trade Tomislav Momirović SNS 26 October 2022 2 May 2024 Minister of Justice Maja Popović Independent 26 October 2022 2 May 2024 Minister of State Administration and Local Self-Government Aleksandar Martinović SNS 26 October 2022 2 May 2024 Minister of Human and Minority Rights and Social Dialogue Tomislav Žigmanov DSHV 26 October 2022 2 May 2024 Minister of Internal Affairs Bratislav Gašić SNS 26 October 2022 2 May 2024 Minister of Defence Miloš Vučević SNS 26 October 2022 2 May 2024 Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dačić SPS 26 October 2022 2 May 2024 Minister of European Integration Tanja Miščević Independent 26 October 2022 2 May 2024 Minister of Education Branko Ružić SPS 26 October 2022 29 May 2023 Đorđe Milićević SPS 31 May 2023 25 July 2023 Slavica Đukić Dejanović SPS 25 July 2023 2 May 2024 Minister of Health Danica Grujičić Independent 26 October 2022 2 May 2024 Minister of Labour, Employment, Veteran and Social Policy Nikola Selaković SNS 26 October 2022 2 May 2024 Minister of Family Welfare and Demography Darija Kisić SNS 26 October 2022 2 May 2024 Minister of Sports Zoran Gajić Independent 26 October 2022 2 May 2024 Minister of Culture Maja Gojković SNS 26 October 2022 2 May 2024 Minister of Rural Welfare Milan Krkobabić PUPS 26 October 2022 2 May 2024 Minister of Science, Technological Development, and Innovation Jelena Begović Independent 26 October 2022 2 May 2024 Minister of Tourism and Youth Husein Memić SDPS 26 October 2022 2 May 2024 Minister of Information and Telecommunications Mihailo Jovanović Independent 26 October 2022 2 May 2024 Minister for Public Investments Marko Blagojević Independent 26 October 2022 2 May 2024 Ministers without portfolio Novica Tončev SPS 26 October 2022 2 May 2024 Đorđe Milićević SPS 26 October 2022 2 May 2024 Edin Đerlek SPP 26 October 2022 2 May 2024
Timeline 2022 The National Assembly adopted the Law on Ministries on 21 October 2022, which set the basis of the incoming 25 ministries of the third cabinet of Ana Brnabić. 150 MPs voted in favour of the law. The composition of the government was revealed by Aleksandar Vučić following a meeting at the SNS headquarters on 23 October 2022. The Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) noted that "those who were seen as pro-Russian... were cut off" although that Zorana Mihajlović, who was seen as pro-Western, was also dismissed, with BCSP claiming that it is related to "some concessions of the conservative part of SNS"; nevertheless, BCSP claimed that the government would not abandon "continuity" regarding foreign policy. Bojan Klačar of CeSID noted that "with the entering of Tanja Miščević into the government, it is a sign that European Integrations could be more in focus than before". Brnabić stated that "the government would be not pro-Western nor pro-Russian, and it would rather fight for its national interests". The cabinet was elected and sworn in on 26 October 2022. The government proposed the budget for year 2023 in November 2022 and the National Assembly adopted it on 9 December 2022, with 156 votes in favour.
2023 Following the Belgrade school shooting, which occurred on 3 May, Ružić received criticism after claiming that "the cancerous, pernicious influence of Internet video games, so-called Western values, is evident in the shooting". Opposition parties called for his resignation, including the Independent Union of Educators of Serbia. He announced his resignation on 7 May and was dismissed from the position on 29 May. Đorđe Milićević was appointed as acting minister of education on 31 May. The government proposed Slavica Đukić Dejanović as Ružić's successor on 13 June and was elected by the National Assembly on 25 July.
The United Serbia (JS), led by Dragan Marković, dismissed Rade Basta from the party due to his support for sanctioning Russia and him "being diametrically opposed to the JS program and the state and national policy implement by the government of Serbia" on 10 June 2023. Basta formed the European Way Movement (PEP) on the same day. Marković also told Basta to resign from his position as minister of economy, although he refused to; SPS and JS then submitted a proposal to dismiss Basta from the government on 22 June. Siniša Mali took over the functions of the ministry, while the National Assembly dismissed Basta on 11 July. Slobodan Cvetković was proposed as Basta's successor on 26 July. Cvetković was elected on 6 September 2023.
Dismissal ofRade Basta (PEP) Ballot → 11 July 2023 Required majority → 126 out of 250 Yes No Abstentions Absentees Sources:
In July 2023, there was an unsuccessful motion of no confidence to dismiss Bratislav Gašić. The motion was initiated by 61 opposition MPs after the Belgrade school shooting and Mladenovac and Smederevo shootings and as one of the demands of the Serbia Against Violence protests.
Motion of no confidenceBratislav Gašić (SNS) Ballot → 5 July 2023 Required majority → 126 out of 250 Yes No Abstentions Absentees Sources: The budget for the year 2024 was adopted by the National Assembly on 26 October. With the dissolution of the National Assembly and the scheduling of the 2023 Serbian parliamentary election on 1 November 2023, Brnabić's cabinet entered in acting capacity.
2024 Ivica Dačić became the acting prime minister on 20 March, when Brnabić was elected president of the National Assembly.
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