Republika Srpska lawmakers approve resignation of entity PM

At the start of the session, outgoing RS Prime Minister Radovan Viskovic addressed lawmakers, saying he was proud to have been the longest-serving prime minister in the entity’s history.

“I am proud because I am leaving no obligations for my successor. As a politically responsible person, and in an attempt to foster consensus in RS, I had no choice but to resign,” Viskovic said.

He explained that the prime minister does not have the authority to make changes to more than one-third of the cabinet.

“This government was unfortunate in that two ministers resigned for moral reasons. I am proud of that—it is the first time that elected officials have resigned on moral grounds. Aside from political pressure, they had no reason to step down. Today, I am doing the same,” Viskovic added.

He also noted that the SNSD had offered a national unity government to opposition parties in RS.