Nikolic Sworn in as Serb President, Pushes for Cabinet Talks
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Tomislav Nikolic, sworn in on his first day as Serbian president, bypassed his own party in urging political leaders to quickly form a government and avert a looming debt crisis.
Parliament met for the first time today in Belgrade since Nikolic’s Progressive party won 73 seats in the 250-seat parliament, in May 6 general elections, ahead of the Democratic Party of former President Boris Tadic. Neither party has the support to form a majority and the two have ruled out governing together. Nikolic turned to Tadic, whom he beat in a May 20 presidential runoff vote, to find a workable coalition and have a prime minister designate by June 4, or his party will step in.