“Based on the legislation, I made a decision on the candidacy of the new prime minister.

In accordance with this, a few minutes ago I signed a document on the proposal of the candidate for the post of Prime Minister of Serbia Ana Brnabic.

I hope she will perform her duties well and responsibly, ”TASS quoted Vucic as saying.

He stated this in an address following his consultations with the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SPP) and other political forces.

Earlier, Vucic thanked Russia for its help in the fight against coronavirus.