Serbia breaks taboo with first gay, female premier

The Serbian president, Aleksandar Vucic, has named Ana Brnabic as the country’s next prime minister, making her the first openly gay premier in the conservative Balkan region and the first Serbian woman in the role.

Homosexuality remains a taboo in many parts of the region.

Ms Brnabic, 41, steps up less than a year after she entered politics, becoming public administration minister. Mr Vucic said: “I believe that Ms Brnabic has professional and personal qualities to be prime minister ...she will work on improvement and progress of our Serbia.”