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Endocrinologist Đuro Macut is the candidate for the next prime minister of Serbia. His nomination was announced on Sunday evening during an address by President Aleksandar Vučić.
Born in Belgrade in 1963, Đuro Macut received his master’s and doctorate degrees from the Faculty of Medicine in Belgrade, where he is also a professor.
He specialized in reproductive medicine and biology at the University of Geneva and at the World Health Organization.
During his studies, he interned at the University Hospital in Uppsala (Sweden) and at the Center for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism in Oxford.
Macut is a world-renowned expert on polycystic ovary syndrome. He has been the principal investigator and co-author of several international projects, is a member of the executive board of the European Society of Endocrinology, and is a member of the editorial board and reviewer of international scientific journals in endocrinology. He is a visiting professor at the universities of Athens and Skopje.
Đuro Macut is the deputy director of the Clinic of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases at the University Clinical Center of Serbia.
In 2024 he was awarded the Order of the Karađorđev Star by a decree of the President of Serbia. He speaks English.
Comment: Macut has no political experience, but in March 2025, he joined the initiative committee for the establishment of the Movement for the People and the State, led by Vučić. He voiced opposition to the student-led anti-corruption protests in Serbia that have been organized since 2024. As a non-partisan candidate, he is expected to be able to secure a majority in parliament to elect a new government.
The new regular cabinet is expected to be formed by April 18. If the country fails to form a cabinet in the next ten days, it will have to go to early elections. They are an option for getting out of the political crisis, but only if they are free and fair. The last parliamentary elections in the country were marked by numerous accusations against the authorities that they achieved victory through electoral fraud, although the ruling party rejected these allegations.
The new Prime Minister could remain in office until 2027. Regular parliamentary and presidential elections should then be held in the country, but an early vote is not ruled out, as many of the Serbian student protests continue.
