belgrade serbian president aleksandar vucic consider call third snap parliamentary elections since 2014 cement progressive party sns grip power say late monday vucic ultranationalist firebrand yugoslav war 1990s decade late become commit join european union say people sns overwhelmingly elections party consider hold parliamentary vote alongside local elections due take place capital belgrade early next year serious arguments favor vucic say live interview belgrade-based pink tv avoid split elections prepare country european union entry ... new elections would offer us uninterrupted time 2022. say vote would take place alliance lead vucic sns comfortable majority 131 deputies 250-seat parliament 2016 consolidate power coalition socialists lead late strongman slobodan milosevic balkan war 1990s vucic landslide presidential election april hand post prime minister hand-pick technocrat ana brnabic rule face discontent public sector employees pensioners austerity measure impose three-year 1.2 billion euro 1.4 billion imf loan deal stifle spend growth although enjoy back rural serbia vucic party less popular belgrade account almost quarter total electorate 7.2 million-strong serbia serbia want join eu 2025 must first seek reconcile pro-western integration bid keep close tie russia traditional slavic orthodox christian ally must also normalize tie kosovo predominantly ethnic albanian former southern province declare independence serbia 2008. serbia 's president eye early parliamentary vote