ari ć ▁received ▁the ▁nin th ▁position ▁and ▁was ▁easily ▁returned ▁when ▁the ▁list ▁won ▁twenty - n ine ▁mand ates . ▁He ▁continued ▁to ▁sit ▁in ▁the ▁Social ist ▁c au cus ▁after ▁the ▁election ▁and , ▁as ▁the ▁Social ists ▁participated ▁in ▁Ser bia ' s ▁coal ition ▁government , ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁its ▁parliament ary ▁majority . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁election , ▁K ari ć ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁environmental ▁protection ▁committee ; ▁a ▁deput y ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁integration ▁committee ▁and ▁the ▁committee ▁on ▁spatial ▁planning , ▁transport , ▁infrastr ucture , ▁and ▁tele communic ations ; ▁a ▁deput y ▁of ▁member ▁of ▁Ser bia ' s ▁deleg ation ▁to ▁the ▁Parliament ary ▁Assembly ▁of ▁the ▁Organ ization ▁for ▁Security ▁and ▁Co - operation ▁in ▁Europe ; ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁its ▁parliament ary ▁friendship ▁group ▁with ▁Norway ; ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁its ▁parliament ary ▁friendship ▁groups ▁with ▁Australia , ▁Austria , ▁Canada , ▁China , ▁Den mark , ▁Germany , ▁Greece , ▁Iran , ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁and ▁South ▁Africa . ▁There ▁were ▁rum ours ▁that ▁K ari ć ▁would ▁contest ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Ser bian ▁president ial ▁election , ▁though ▁ultimately ▁this ▁did ▁not ▁happen . ▁ ▁He ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁assembly ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁after ▁being ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁state ▁secretary ▁in ▁Ser bia ' s ▁min istry ▁of ▁environmental ▁protection . ▁