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Dispute in Novi Sad Assembly follows an SNS councillor's remark

July 21, 2026, 07:03 PMUpdated: July 22, 2026, 12:10 PM

At the Novi Sad Assembly session, SNS councillor Cvija Vasić told the opposition, “You have killed enough Serbs.” The opposition sought her removal, but Assembly president Dina Vučinić refused and took the floor from councillor Mladen Cvijetić; the sitting was then paused for 30 minutes.

What matters

The remark

Both reports identify SNS councillor Cvija Vasić as making the remark that led to the dispute.

Opposition request

Mladen Cvijetić of the Free Citizens Movement sought Vasić's removal; 021 reports that the chair refused and took the floor from him.

What followed

N1 reports a 30-minute recess and a brief verbal dispute between councillor Miran Pogačar and Mayor Žarko Mićin afterwards.

Breakdown by publication

How sources frame this story

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021
Proceedings and call for sanctions

021: opposition sought sanctions after SNS councillor's remark

021 reports that after Cvija Vasić's remark, councillor Mladen Cvijetić sought her removal. Chair Dina Vučinić refused and took the floor from him; the Assembly was considering more than 60 agenda items that day, including the Novi Sad Waterfront project.

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N1
The dispute's continuation in the chamber

N1: recess and verbal dispute after the exchange

N1 writes that a 30-minute recess was called after the heated exchange. Afterwards, councillor Miran Pogačar and Mayor Žarko Mićin had a brief verbal dispute; N1 also identifies Cvija Vasić of SNS as making the remark.

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Overall takeaway

N1 and 021 agree on the key circumstances: the dispute followed an SNS councillor's remark and led to a call for sanctions, the chair's refusal, and a 30-minute recess.