Summary/Abstract: During the second half of the 19th century, the political life in Serbia entered an important phase of its development, with first the Regency taking over and then Prince Milan Obrenović. Many changes in Parliament and the government, as well as the public influence on the political life happened precisely during the 1870s, when Jovan Marinović and Aćim Čumić were head of the government. These two governments will be remembered by the biggest achievement in the Parliamentary life in Serbia of that time – the resignation of the government due to the distrust of the Parliament. Also, the government’s program was formulated as a separate document for the first time and then it was announced to the public. Although these two governments did not last long nor did they achieve any greater political success, especially in the foreign politics, the mentioned progress was extremely significant for the future Parliamentary progress of the Serbian political scene. The letter written by A. Čumić to his former president of the government, Jovan Marinović, tells of rough changes, a desire to apply the European political practice in Serbia and of numerous, traditional types of behaviour.
