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Serbia: MP resigns after watching porn in parliament

2023-02-07T15:37:54.471Z


During heated debates on the normalization of relations between Belgrade and Kosovo, an MP was filmed watching a video in


Did the parliamentary agenda seem so uninteresting to him?

A Serbian MP resigned on Tuesday after a video emerged showing him watching pornographic images during a turbulent parliamentary session last week, state television reported.

A viral video posted on social media shows Zvonimir Stevic, 65, watching 'adult' content on his phone during heated debates over normalizing relations between Belgrade and Kosovo, the former southern province of Serbia whose independence was recognized by Paris in 2008.

The person concerned, a veteran of the Socialist Party, a minority formation within the government coalition, is himself from Kosovo and was a time deputy minister for the territory which proclaimed its independence in 2008.

Clashes in the hemicycle

The incident drew sharp criticism from the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) while the MP's own party called for his resignation.

During the same session, clashes occurred when members of the nationalist opposition stood up to wave signs denouncing "treason" before being physically repelled by members of President Aleksandar Vucic's SNS.

Serbia and Kosovo are under intense Western pressure to strike a deal to ease their strained relations as war rages in Russia-invaded Ukraine.

Read alsoKosovo: 5 minutes to understand the sudden resurgence of tension with the country's Serbs

Serbia still refuses to recognize the independence of Kosovo proclaimed by the Albanian majority in 2008. Supported by Russia and China, it prevents Pristina from becoming a member of a whole series of international institutions including the UN.

Source: leparis

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