LED BY IVICA DAČIĆ

The cabinet of Prime Minister Ivica Dačić was elected by the Serbian parliament in Belgrade in July 27, 2012 with 142 votes in favor.
72 MPs voted against, while 26 abstained. The new ruling coalition is made up of the Serb Progressive Party (SNS), the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) and the United Regions of Serbia (URS) along with the parties that joined them in alliances forged ahead of the May 6 elections.

The new prime minister and members of his cabinet took the oath of office to the sounds of the national anthem and in the presence of a ceremonial guard.
"I pledge my loyalty to the Republic of Serbia and by my honor I pledge to respect its Constitution and laws, to perform my duties as member of the government conscientiously, responsibly and in a dedicated manner, and to be committed to keeping Kosovo and Metohija a part of the Republic of Serbia," reads the oath.

The new government has 17 ministries and four offices for Kosovo and Metohija, human and minority rights, churches and religious communities, and the Diaspora.
It has a total of 19 members, including four deputy prime ministers, and will be the smallest the country has seen this side of 1990.
            Serbia's new PM and leader of the Socialists (SPS) Ivica Dačić for the past four years served as a deputy PM and interior minister in the previous government led by the Democrats (DS) who today joined the opposition.