Brnabic Elected Parliament Speaker, Dacic Becomes Acting Serbian Prime Minister

The Serbian National Assembly building

Ana Brnabic was voted in by lawmakers as the new speaker of the Serbian National Assembly after opposition parties left the chamber to protest against December elections that international observers characterized as "unfair." Brnabic stepped down as prime minister to take the new position, while Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic was chosen as acting prime minister until a new government is approved. The ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) of President Aleksandar Vucic easily won the snap parliamentary vote, prompting angry protests in the streets and accusations of electoral fraud. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Bakan Service, click here.