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Source: Blic, Tanjug, Veernje novosti

BELGRADE -- The Progressives (SNS) are "close to the decision" to form a government only with parties of national minorities, writes a newspaper.

This cabinet will also reportedly be made up "mostly of non-partisan experts."

According to the Veernje Novosti daily, the SNS leadership is unlikely to go for a new alliance with the Socialists (SPS), or forge a new one with Boris Tadi's NDS - instead, its main partner will likely be the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians (SVM).

If SNS leader Aleksandar Vui opts for this scenario, such a coalition would have an overwhelming majority of 164 MPs in Serbia's 250-seat parliament.

According to the daily, it is possible that Vui, as future PM-designate, would offer cabinet positions to "undisputed names from certain areas." In this context, former minister and former Governor of the National Bank of Serbia Kori Udoviki is mentioned as somebody the SNS would "gladly see as minister of economy."

The newspaper says that top SNS officials have already spoken "in principle" with Udoviki and also with Ivan Vejvoda about their possible engagement in the new government - "but there is no agreement yet for any of them to become ministers."

According to the article, another former minister who could once again join the cabinet is Goran Piti.

Udoviki told the daily Blic on Thursday that she has not yet discussed a ministerial position with anyone. "A lot of people have called and asked about it and I told everybody that there has been no discussion about it. I have not yet received any invitation, or any specific offer," she stated.

VIENNA -- Serbian and Austrian president Heinz Fischer and Tomislav Nikoli warned on Thursday about the consequences of introducing sanctions against Russia.

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