The outgoing prime minister, Mr Duško Marković, remains at the same time head of the government in technical term of office and member of the state parliament, and that’s the case with several other ministers from the Democratic Party of Socialists. In accordance with the Law on Prevention of Corruption, Mr Marković and ministers had a 30-day deadline to resign from some of the functions, but they didn’t do that. Instead, they informed the parliament and Agency for the prevention of corruption that the Government had to work until the new one was formed. Prime minister’s cabinet has asked the Agency to express its view on this matter.
Director of the Agency, Ms Jelena Perović, said last night that the Agency would not be dealing with the allegations of the cabinet.
“Those issues don’t fall within the competence of the Agency, as the Agency shall not decide upon constitutionality. That’s the matter of the Constitutional Court or somebody else”, Ms Perović said.
This practically means that DPS functionaries will remain ministers and MPs until decision of the Constitutional court is reached.
Apart from Marković, members of the Government and MPs at the same time will still be Mr Milutin Simović, Mr Predrag Bošković, Mr Mevludin Nuhodžić, Ms Suzana Pribilović, Ms Dragica Sekulić and Mr Nikola Janović.
Outgoing prime minister has informed the Parliament and Agency for the Prevention of Corruption that other members of the Government and himself would not be taking part in the activities of the parliament.
Resignations are legal obligation
In accordance with the legislation which regulates prevention of the conflict of interests, parliamentarians who perform double functions have a 30-day deadline to resign from one of the functions and decide which function they want to maintain.
This norm has been designed to prevent conflict of interests and disable incompatibility of functions.
