A Serbian lawmaker from the Socialist Party resigned from his parliamentary post on Tuesday after being caught watching pornography during a debate on Kosovo.
A Video A distraught Zvonimir Stević was shown filmed during the debate. In the footage, he watched a series of pornographic clips while the president, Aleksandar Vucic, to plead Serbian Parliament to normalize relations with Kosovo in order to pursue membership of the Serbian Union.
The clip did not go over well with Stevic’s bosses.
“This is a scandal and a disaster. Zvonko, it is realistic for you to resign. You can no longer be a deputy, because you cannot deal with it,” said Ivica Dacic, Serbian Foreign Minister and leader of the Socialist Party. Said stevic in response to the clip.
Dačić said, “Wherever you appear, whatever you say, you will always be an obscene parliamentarian.” Stevic reportedly replied, “I am a party soldier, I will do what you ask” and resigned.
Stević, a veteran member of the Socialist Party of Serbia, a junior member in the ruling coalition, was chairman of the “Committee for Kosovo” of the Serbian Parliament.
Stević spent more than a minute watching and browsing adult content on his phone. He was caught red handed and later a clip was aired TwitterEarlier national media Picked up the story.
The ruling Serbian Progressive Party, also a senior partner in the coalition criticized for viewing adult material during the Stavick debate, which saw several MPs physically fighting.
Serbia and Kosovo have come under increasing pressure from Western nations to strike a deal that would allow the two sides to normalize relations after repeated flare-ups during late 2022.