Verica Milanović, a member of the presidency and an MP for the opposition Serbia Center (SRCE) party, has launched a blistering critique against the ruling regime, stating that while Serbia has survived a turbulent history with various types of leaders, it has never seen a statesman whose promises hold less weight than the current administration’s.
Her remarks, published by the independent daily Danas, come as a direct response to a recent speech by President Aleksandar Vučić. In his address, Vučić told citizens that the next elections would force them to choose between a “Serbia of the future” and a “Serbia of the past,” explicitly targeting the period from 2000 to 2012 when the current opposition was largely in power.
The Atmosphere of Universal Mistrust
Milanović fired back at the President’s campaign narrative, arguing that trusting Vučić to act in the best interest of the state and its citizens has become an impossibility.
“Statements of the ‘it might happen, but it doesn’t have to mean anything’ variety have created an atmosphere of universal mistrust and hopelessness in Serbia,” Milanović told Danas. “With the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) in power, Serbia has no future, because a state that has become deeply fused with organized crime simply cannot survive for long.”
SRCE Party's Assessment of Ruling SNS Regime
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├── Institutional Impact ──► Systematic collapse of state institutions
├── Financial State ──► Erosion of financial and economic stability
├── Civil Liberties ──► Suppression of basic human freedoms
└── Social Climate ──► Rise of corruption, state-linked crime, and societal division
A Systematic Collapse of Institutions
The opposition MP emphasized that the current government is actively eroding the foundational pillars of the Serbian state to protect its own political survival. According to Milanović, the administration is intentionally dismantling state institutions, crippling the nation’s financial stability, and severely damaging its international reputation on the global stage.
At the same time, she warned that crime, systemic corruption, street violence, and deep-seated social polarization are being deliberately fueled from the top down. As early election rhetoric continues to heat up across the country, Milanović’s statements underscore the growing determination among opposition factions to frame the upcoming political cycle not as a choice between the past and future, but as a fight to untangle the state apparatus from criminal elements.
