Belgrade, Serbia — Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has nominated Djuro Macut, a renowned 62-year-old endocrinologist, to serve as the country’s new prime minister. Macut, a professor at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Belgrade and deputy director of the Clinic for Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolic Diseases at the University Clinical Center of Serbia, is set to succeed Milos Vucevic.
The nomination awaits parliamentary approval, with April 18 set as the deadline for the formation of a new government. President Vucic praised Macut’s professional expertise and personal integrity, stating that he embodies “the dedication and competence needed to perform the duties of prime minister.”
Vucic outlined the new government’s priorities, emphasizing efforts to raise living standards and advance key development projects across various sectors including healthcare, education, science and technology, infrastructure, energy, agriculture, tourism, and environmental protection. A significant focus will be on preparations for Expo 2027 in Belgrade, which is expected to serve as a major investment platform during the government’s mandate.
The president also highlighted the importance of balancing Serbia’s path toward European integration with maintaining close ties to traditional partners in the East. He noted that the incoming administration will face challenges such as regional political pressures, tariff issues with the United States, and revitalizing both domestic and foreign direct investment.
“It will be a major responsibility for the new government to preserve peace and stability, to act patiently and with restraint, and to avoid the use of force unless absolutely necessary,” Vucic said. He urged Macut to assemble a team willing to “fight and push the country forward,” stressing the need for a proactive government “not hiding in offices, afraid of what tomorrow may bring.”
The nomination follows the resignation of former Prime Minister Milos Vucevic, who stepped down on January 28 in the wake of a deadly canopy collapse at Novi Sad railway station in November 2024 that claimed 16 lives. The National Assembly of Serbia confirmed his resignation on March 19.
