The Serbian government will be headed by a representative of the LGBT community

For the first time in the history of the Serbian state, a woman can head the government. President Aleksandar Vucic, who officially took office on May 31, recommended the candidacy of 41-year-old Ana Brnabic for the post of prime minister to parliament.

The presidential decision has already caused a mixed reaction in society. The fact is that the non-party Brnabic has very little experience in leading administrative work. Only since August last year, she joined the previous government of Vučić as Minister of State and Local Self-Government.

After studying in the US and England, Brnabic worked for the US Agency for International Development. In 2013, she headed an investment company and was even awarded the title of Businesswoman of the Year.

However, Brnabic's nomination is especially piquant because she openly adheres to non-traditional sexual orientation. In Serbia, as in the Balkans as a whole, the majority of the population disapproves of the LGBT community. It is not uncommon for gay parades to be attacked by radical nationalist groups.

In connection with the appointment of Brnabic, the Serbian Orthodox Church also took a sharply negative position. The day before, influential church hierarchs, according to the local press, at every meeting with politicians from Vučić's inner circle urged them to warn the president against such a "rash step."

However, Vucic did not succumb to persuasion. It is noteworthy that putting forward Brnabic, he also explained the range of tasks that the future prime minister will deal with - the economic bloc and reforms for the country's further European integration. The political part will remain under the jurisdiction of First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic, who heads the coalition Socialist Party of Serbia.

Thus, observers believe that the president, despite the fact that the powers of the head of the Serbian state are limited to exclusively representative functions, intends to fully control the activities of the cabinet of ministers.

In early April, the election of Aleksandar Vučić as President of Serbia provoked mass protests, especially among young people and students. They believed that the former prime minister, while maintaining leverage in the ruling Serbian Progressive Party, was striving to establish a regime of his personal authoritarian power.