Serbia's government asks president to call election two years early

The next government will have the opportunity to decide on the agreement on the Russian-Serbian Humanitarian Center in Serbia, Tomislav Nikolic said Friday.

His career at the top of EPS appeared doomed from Tuesday, when Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic announced that the head of a major public company would be sacked soon over the purchase of luxury vehicles.

The Serbian government has formally asked the president to dissolve parliament and schedule an early election in the Balkan country.

Almost 1 million migrants and refugees have transited through Serbia on their way toward central and western Europe.

Vucic said by voting in fresh elections, people will decide "whether Serbia will become a modern European country by 2020".

Serbia's government on Thursday axed the head of Electric Power Industry, EPS, for buying luxury vehicles - in a move widely seen as a start to the general election campaign.

Formerly an ultranationalist information minister under strongman Slobodan Milosevic, Vucic now presents himself as a pro-European reformer, which has upset far-right parties opting for closer ties with Belgrade's traditional ally Russian Federation.

The accession talks between Serbia and the European Union started in December.

Serbia's current government was elected on April 27, 2014 with a mandate of four years.

Nikolic's SNS (Serbian Progressive Party) has a clear majority in parliament and is well ahead in opinion polls.