Serbia's first gay PM- designate honored by nomination

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AP Vrnjacka Banja (Serbia)
Last Updated : Jun 16 2017 | 9:13 PM IST
Serbia's Prime Minister-designate Ana Brnabic says it is an honor to serve the country and thanked the president for trusting her.
Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic nominated Brnabic as the conservative country's first openly gay prime minister, a move which infuriated nationalists.
Brnabic said today: "I'm proud and still too emotional from all of this."
Her government needs formal approval by Serbia's parliament next week for her to become the first female head of government in Serbia.
Brnabic's nomination is considered part of Vucic's tactics to please the West amid strong pressure from Moscow to maintain influence in the region and keep Serbia away from Western integration.
Pro-Russian opposition official Bosko Obradovic says US- educated Brnabic is "a foreign agent" who was nominated to the position by the West.

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First Published: Jun 16 2017 | 9:13 PM IST

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