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> Many of the new representatives have zero experience in politics. But their unparalleled professional expertise should be helpful in reforming Serbia,

So non career politicians.

This is essentially a technocratic government that is left leaning. Just because they are academics, researchers, doctors, engineers and sociologists does not mean they cannot go corrupt themselves (it will). The EU itself is heavily corrupt as well.

We have also seen how corrupt a technocratic right government can get in the US. It will be no different to a left leaning one once money and promises are involved.

To give an analogy of what this is, this is like electing effective altruists from Anthropic with the difference being that they are using your money (taxes) instead of theirs and giving lots of promises for your vote.

If they are serious, they need to pass the world toughest anti-corruption laws while also significantly growing their own economy or borrowing economic policies from the least corrupt nations in the world such as Singapore and to exceed them.

> Student List has promised to fight corruption and establish meritocracy, accountability, and the rule of law.

While these are good promises, the problem is that this is the first lie that they have already made.

They better do all four of them without angering the electorate otherwise they can’t be trusted.

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