A scandalous audio recording exposing alleged corruption within the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) has once again cast a shadow over President Aleksandar Vučić. The recording, published by the weekly Radar, captures a conversation from nine years ago between sports driver Dušan Borković and SNS Executive Board Vice President Branko Malović discussing the redistribution of money that the motorist was reportedly obliged to return to the party.
Vučić, when confronted about the recording, offered a dismissive response: “What about that? Except you once again told me how honest my brother is? What about that? You have something else to add?” His attempt to trivialize the matter has drawn sharp criticism from opposition voices and civil society observers, who claim it demonstrates a culture of impunity within the ruling party.
According to Radar, Borković, who received generous funding from the city of Pančevo, became frustrated not only with the amount allocated to him but also with the obligation to return a portion to the party coffers. The recording reveals him discussing this “trouble” live with Malović, the so-called gray eminence behind the SNS’s financial operations.
The context is particularly damning: in early 2017, two of Borković’s companies, the Auto Sports Association Pista Team and the Auto Sports Club Geb Team, were awarded a staggering 58.7 million dinars annually from the Pančevo budget—over one million euros per year. The audio suggests a systematic mechanism for extracting money from public funds under the guise of party loyalty, raising serious questions about Vučić’s leadership and oversight.
Critics argue that the recording exposes a long-standing culture of corruption at the highest levels of Serbian politics, implicating the president himself in fostering or at least tolerating a network of financial exploitation.
