16 April 2012 - When Serbian President Boris Tadic resigned on April 5th, Parliament Speaker Slavica Djukic-Dejanovic took the reins as acting president. Although her stint will be brief -- as elections are scheduled for May 6th -- it is long enough for Serbia to start considering what it is like to have a woman at the helm.
According to the constitution, as acting president, top Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) official Djukic-Dejanovic will also be the supreme commander of the army and will carry out all diplomatic duties related to foreign policy.
For the full story, see SE Times.
16 April 2012 - When Serbian President Boris Tadic resigned on April 5th, Parliament Speaker Slavica Djukic-Dejanovic took the reins as acting president. Although her stint will be brief -- as elections are scheduled for May 6th -- it is long enough for Serbia to start considering what it is like to have a woman at the helm.
According to the constitution, as acting president, top Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) official Djukic-Dejanovic will also be the supreme commander of the army and will carry out all diplomatic duties related to foreign policy.
For the full story, see SE Times.