
The Serbian Minister of Education, Branko Ružič, announced on Twitter that he has submitted his resignation to the Prime Minister of Serbia, Ana Bërnabić.
The resignation comes after a student of the "Vladislav Ribnikar" elementary school in Vraçar, Belgrade, killed eight students with firearms, as well as a security guard.
As a result of the attack, six other students and the teacher who was in the class were injured.
The authorities have arrested the attacker, Ružič has said that his resignation is irreversible.
"After the silence, in the three days of mourning, as a responsible person and with a professional performance, throughout my past duties, as a parent, and as a citizen of Serbia, I have only made a rational decision under these conditions," he said. said Ružič.
In his post, he once again consoled the families of the victims. He said that his resignation is a personal but also a political act.
"In developed democratic societies, this act is characteristic of strength, while in our region, it is often characteristic of malice. Let the public judge," said Ružič.
Ružić is a member of the Socialist Party of Serbia, a junior partner in the governing coalition with the Progressive Party of Serbia, which is led by the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić./REL