Brnabic: There will be no caretaker gov't or violent media shutdowns

BELGRADE  - In response to an opposition leader, Serbian PM Ana Brnabic said in the parliament on Friday there would be no caretaker government or violent shutdowns of media outlets.

"You said our time is up - that might be true, but the citizens will have a say about that. We will ask them and they will have their say, but you will not be able to usurp the power before that," Brnabic told Dveri leader and MP Bosko Obradovic.

She added that there was no way to form a "caretaker expert government" without the people's will and without any institutions, in the streets.

"Everything is alright, our time is up, we will go to elections, we will resign... We will continue to fight as the opposition for a Serbia we dream of. We will also continue to fight for roads, rail lines, young people, education, for culture and health care, and for a Serbia that finally can, and dares to, pursue an independent foreign policy," Brnabic said.

"In the meantime, there will be no caretaker governments, violent shutdowns of any media outlets or assignment of (broadcasting) frequencies the way you want it, without institutions," she said.

In a debate on the security situation in the country in the wake of two mass shootings earlier this month, Obradovic proposed the formation of a caretaker government that would introduce urgent measures to prevent violence.