Its president asked for an advisory referendum to be held to determine if he has the support of the majority of the people.
According to the Constitution, in order to hold a referendum, it is required that 2/3 of the deputies submit a request. The Serbian parliament consists of 250 deputies.
Vucic called on the opposition to collect 67 MP signatures and the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) the remaining 100 signatures.
Parliament Speaker Anna Brnabic announced that tomorrow Wednesday her party (SNS) will submit 100 signatures for a referendum.
In his speech, Vucic says that he is resorting to the popular verdict because of “coordinated efforts from inside and outside” to overthrow him. He considers the student mobilizations and the reactions that took place after the death of 15 people during the collapse of the cornice in .
He stated that the reason for requesting a referendum at this particular moment was a poll published by the NGO “CRTA” (Center for Research, Transparency and Accountability) where it appears that 52% of citizens would not give a vote of confidence to Vucic if a referendum were held today.
The president of Serbia has assured that he will respect the result of the consultative referendum and if it is found that he does not have the trust of the people, he will resign.
It is noted that the consultative or advisory referendum is an informal procedure and its result is not binding
