
(ANSA-AFP) - BELGRADE, APR 16 - Serbia is likely to get a new government Wednesday led by a political novice that closely resembles the previous administration, which was brought down after months of student-led anti-corruption protests. The Balkan nation has been in political turmoil since former Prime Minister Milos Vucevic and other senior officials resigned in January, amid marathon protests sparked by a railway station disaster that left 16 people dead. "Serbia is tired of divisions and blockades," said Prime Minister-designate Dr Djuro Macut, an endocrinologist, while presenting the proposed cabinet in parliament. It includes 20 members of the previous cabinet - among them the heavyweight finance, interior and defence ministers. "You look more like a second-hand government than a new one," said Aleksandar Jovanovic, MP from the opposition Ecological Uprising movement, during the debate. The opposition said the reshuffle would only deepen the crisis. They particularly criticised the nomination for education minister - a hot topic after months of student-led demonstrations and teacher strikes - which has been offered to a political analyst close to the ruling party. (ANSA-AFP).