Nikolićev izbor, skupa s dužim odlaganjima u formiranju nove vlade, doveo je do sumnji o tome da li Srbija predstavlja prikladan izbor za predsjedavajućeg Vijećem Evrope (VE), i to u trenutku kad je zemlja u petak po principu rotacije preuzela tu funkciju.
Nikolic's election, along with the protracted delays in forming a new government, have raised doubts about whether Serbia is an appropriate choice for president of the Council of Europe (CoE), even as the country assumed the rotating position on Friday.