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Heated debate ahead of Serbia's elections [May 17, 2012] BELGRADE, Serbia, May 17 (UPI) -- Serbia's two presidential candidates took part in a bitter televised debate just ahead of next week's second round of elections. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia's Socialists favour Democrats for new govt [May 09, 2012] 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 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia's Socialists favour Democrats for new govt [May 08, 2012] 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. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia's Socialists favour Democrats for new govt [May 08, 2012] 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. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia's Socialists favor Democrats for new government [May 08, 2012] 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 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Kosovo the key quandary for a new Serbia govt: analysts [May 07, 2012] (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. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbian right tied for power with liberals [May 07, 2012] 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 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbian right-wing tied with liberals in elections [May 07, 2012] 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 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbian right-wing tied with liberals in elections [May 07, 2012] 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 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Backing EU path, Serbian right wing vies for power [May 06, 2012] BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia's right-wing opposition pushed for power on Sunday in knife-edge elections marked by an unprecedented pro-European consensus more than a decade since the fall of nationalist strongman Slobodan Milosevic. Liberals who took power in 2000 face their strongest challenge yet from the opposition led by Tomislav Nikolic, once demonized by the West as Milosevic's spiritual ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Backing EU path, Serbian right wing vies for power [May 06, 2012] BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia's right-wing opposition vied for power on Sunday in knife-edge elections marked by an unprecedented pro-European consensus more than a decade since the fall of nationalist strongman Slobodan Milosevic. Liberals who took power in 2000 face their strongest challenge yet from the opposition led by Tomislav Nikolic, once demonized by the West as Milosevic's spiritual heir ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Backing EU path, Serbian right wing bids for power [May 06, 2012] BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia's right-wing opposition bids for power on Sunday in knife-edge elections marked by an unprecedented pro-European consensus more than a decade since the fall of nationalist strongman Slobodan Milosevic. Liberals who took power in 2000 face their strongest challenge yet from the opposition led by Tomislav Nikolic, once demonized by the West as Milosevic's spiritual heir ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Pro-EU camp faces strong challenge from nationalists at Serbian general election [May 03, 2012] Serbia's bid to join the European Union will be strongly tested in elections this weekend that pit ruling pro-Western democrats against nationalists who are promising jobs, economic revival and closer ties with Russia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Pro-EU vs. nationalist camps in Serbia vote [May 03, 2012] Serbia's bid to join the European Union will be strongly tested in elections this weekend that pit ruling pro-Western democrats against nationalists who are promising jobs, economic revival and closer ties with Russia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbian rivals battle for votes [May 03, 2012] The front-runners in Serbia's elections battle for votes on the last day of campaigning in a contest that may determine Belgrade's place in Europe. [via YahooNews] More >>

IM: Pri?tina has plans to disrupt elections [Apr 29, 2012] BELGRADE -- Serbia?s Interior Minister Ivica Da?i? has stated that Serbian and foreign security services have information about plans to impede elections in Kosovo. [via YahooNews] More >>

Party of late Serb strongman to play kingmaker - poll [Apr 23, 2012] BELGRADE (Reuters) - The party of late Serb strongman Slobodan Milosevic is set to emerge as kingmaker after May elections in Serbia and decide whether power stays with pro-reform Democrats or shifts to opposition populists, opinion poll results showed on Monday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Germany to boost troops in Kosovo for Serbia poll [Apr 21, 2012] BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany plans to beef up its peacekeeping force in Kosovo at NATO's request amid fears of renewed ethnic clashes between Serbs and Albanians in the leadup to elections in Serbia on May 6, the armed forces said on Saturday. Majority Albanian Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia in 2008 but Belgrade does not recognise the secession. Tensions have risen in recent weeks ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serb president quits early to boost party in polls [Apr 04, 2012] BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbian President Boris Tadic announced his resignation on Wednesday 10 months early, in a maneuver aimed at keeping his Democratic Party in power and the country edging closer to the European Union after elections in May. Tadic's resignation, which he will formally submit on Thursday, sets up a showdown with opposition populists for control of the ex-Yugoslav republic's ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Radicals want "Serbia, not EU" to win in elections [Apr 02, 2012] BELGRADE -- Zoran Krasi? says "it is Serbia, not the EU" that must win the May 6 elections - in order to preserve its territorial wholeness and economic progress. [via YahooNews] More >>