Hard at work? Serbian MP resigns after watching porn during Kosovo debate – POLITICO

A Serbian Socialist Party MP resigned his parliamentary post on Tuesday after he was caught watching pornography during a debate on Kosovo.

A video filmed during the debate showed a distracted Zvonimir Stević. In the footage, he watched a series of pornographic clips as President Aleksandar Vučić urged the Serbian parliament to normalize relations with Kosovo so Serbia can pursue EU membership.

The clip was not well received by Stević’s bosses.

“It’s a scandal and a disaster. Zvonko, it’s realistic that you resign. You can no longer remain an MP, because you can’t handle this,” said Ivica Dačić, Serbian Foreign Minister and leader of the Socialist Party , to Stević in response to the clip.

“Wherever you appear, whatever you say, you will always be a porn MP,” Dačić added. Stević allegedly replied: “I am a party soldier, I will do what you ask” and resigned.

Stević, a veteran member of the Socialist Party, who is a junior member of Serbia’s ruling coalition, was the chairman of the “Kosovo Committee” of the Serbian Parliament.

Stević spent over a minute watching and browsing adult content on his phone. He was caught in the act and a clip later circulated on Twitterbefore the national media picked up the story.

The ruling Serbian Progressive Party, the main coalition partner, also lambasted Stević for watching adult content during the debate, which also saw several parliamentarians face off physically.

Serbia and Kosovo have come under increased pressure from Western nations to strike a deal that would see the two sides normalize relations, after tensions flared up repeatedly in the second half of 2022.