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Serbia's Democrats, Socialists agree new alliance
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia's reformist Democratic Party and the Socialists of late strongman Slobodan Milosevic agreed on Wednesday to form a governing coalition that would keep the country edging towards the European Union. The alliance locks out the opposition Serbian Progressive Party, which narrowly won a parliamentary election on Sunday, but it will need the support of another junior ...
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Europe Day being marked in Serbia
BELGRADE -- With a series of events starting Wednesday and continuing through May 20, Serbia will celebrate Europe Day, it as has been announced.
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Serbia to have world's largest solar park
BELGRADE, SERBIA: The Serbian government has signed a memorandum to build the world's largest solar park in the southeast European nation at an estimated cost of two billion euros (over $2.5 billion), Xinhua reported quoting the country's Tanjug news agency.
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Serbia's Socialists favour Democrats for new govt
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia's resurgent Socialists said on Tuesday they were prepared to revive a coalition with the pro-Western Democratic Party after inconclusive elections but indicated they expected to lead the government. Related Stories Generals detained in Turkey's 1997 "coup" probe Tymoshenko row causes Ukraine to call off summit Afghan opium price hike to stir violence - minister ...
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Mixed prospects for resolution to Kosovo stalemate after Serbian ballot
Economic crisis has overshadowed Kosovo's status in Serbia's presidential campaign. But there might be hope for a resolution to the tense situation between the two sides once a new president takes office in Belgrade.
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Serbia Set to Built World's Largest Solar Park
The Securum Equity Partners Europe company will invest EUR 2 B in Serbia's project to build the world's largest individual solar park. A memorandum on the project was signed on Tuesday in Belgrade by Serbian Minister of Environment, Mining and Spatial Planning Oliver Dulic and members of the company's management board, Tanjug informs. Dulic said Serbia had no financial commitment in the ...
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Serbia's Socialists favour Democrats for new govt
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia's resurgent Socialists said on Tuesday they were prepared to revive a coalition with the pro-Western Democratic Party after inconclusive elections but indicated they expected to lead the government.
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Serbia's Socialists favour Democrats for new govt
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia's resurgent Socialists said on Tuesday they were prepared to revive a coalition with the pro-Western Democratic Party after inconclusive elections but indicated they expected to lead the government.
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Serbia's Socialists favor Democrats for new government
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia's resurgent Socialists said on Tuesday they were prepared to revive a coalition with the pro-Western Democratic Party after inconclusive elections but indicated they expected to lead the government. The alliance would likely keep Serbia on track to open membership talks with the European Union, but had a patchy record over the last four years on reforming the economy ...
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Milosevic Party Emerges as Kingmaker in Serbia
Voters in Serbia expressed their anger with the governing party, and Ivica Dacic, a former spokesman for Slobodan Milosevic, indicated that being made prime minister was the price of his support.
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OSCE: Serbia needs to improve its election process
Belgrade (dpa) - Serbian general elections passed without major problems, but the country needs to improve the transparency of its election process and media coverage, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said Monday."Serbia?s elections ... took place in an open and competitive environment, but additional efforts are needed to improve the transparency of the election process ...
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Progressives pace Serbian elections
BELGRADE, Serbia, May 7 (UPI) -- The Serbian Progressive Party-led coalition captured the most seats -- 73 -- in weekend parliamentary elections, officials said Monday.
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Socialists hold key after inconclusive Serb vote
BELGRADE (Reuters) - The Socialist Party of late strongman Slobodan Milosevic held the key to power in Serbia on Monday, after an inconclusive election in which voters punished the ruling Democratic Party for their economic woes. The Democrats, part of a reformist bloc that ousted Milosevic in 2000 and turned Serbia westwards, saw their support crumble to 23 percent from 38 percent in 2008, hurt ...
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Kosovo the key quandary for a new Serbia govt: analysts
(BELGRADE ) - As Serbia's top parties jockey for power after Sunday's elections, analysts warn that the nation's new leaders will face the tough task of resolving the key obstacle on its EU path -- relations with breakaway Kosovo.
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Party founded by late autocrat Milosevic emerges as kingmaker, seeks PM position
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) ? The Serbian party founded by late strongman Slobodan Milosevic emerged on Monday as potential kingmakers, after general elections in which neither the pro-EU nor nationalist camps clinched clear victory.
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Runoff expected in Serbian presidential race
A pro-European Union candidate and a nationalist opponent are headed for a runoff in Serbia's presidential elections, while the ruling pro-Western party is likely to form the next coalition government, independent pollsters said Sunday.
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Socialists hold key after inconclusive Serb vote
BELGRADE (Reuters) - The Socialist Party of late strongman Slobodan Milosevic held the key to power in Serbia on Monday, after an inconclusive election in which voters punished the ruling Democratic Party for their economic woes. The Democrats, part of a reformist bloc that ousted Milosevic in 2000 and turned Serbia westwards, saw their support crumble to 23 percent from 38 percent in 2008, hurt ...
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Runoff expected in Serbian presidential race
A pro-European Union candidate and a nationalist opponent are headed for a runoff in Serbia's presidential elections, while the ruling pro-Western party is likely to form the next coalition government, independent pollsters said Sunday.
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Serbian right tied for power with liberals
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia's ruling liberals and right-wing opposition were tied for control of the Balkan country on Sunday after knife-edge elections in which the party of late Serb strongman Slobodan Milosevic emerged as kingmaker. The opposition Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), led by former ultranationalist allies of Milosevic, claimed the narrowest of victories in the parliamentary ...
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Serbian right-wing tied with liberals in elections
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia's incumbent liberals and right-wing opposition were tied for control of the Balkan country on Sunday after knife-edge elections in which the party of late Serb strongman Slobodan Milosevic emerged as kingmaker. The opposition Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) claimed victory and said it would open coalition talks without delay. But the results suggested the liberal ...
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