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Serbia's Nikolic drops threat to boycott run-off [May 13, 2012] BELGRADE (Reuters) - The leader of Serbia's rightist opposition said on Sunday he would take part in a May 20 run-off for the presidency despite having earlier threatened to pull out over what he said was mass fraud in parliamentary and presidential elections a week ago. Authorities have dismissed an accusation by Tomislav Nikolic that the reformist Democratic Party of incumbent President Boris ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serb opposition threatens to withdraw from run-off vote [May 12, 2012] BELGRADE (Reuters) - The leader of Serbia's rightist opposition said on Saturday he may pull out of a presidential run-off this month after accusing incumbent President Boris Tadic of rigging the first stage of the election. Tomislav Nikolic said his Serbian Progressive Party would begin "peaceful, democratic and non-violent protests across Serbia" from Sunday, accusing the dominant Democratic ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Opposition Serbian Progressive Party confirmed as biggest force [May 10, 2012] Belgrade (dpa) - The opposition Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) won the highest number of seats in Serbia?s parliamentary elections, the national election commission confirmed Thursday.However, while it won 73 out of the 250 seats up for grabs, a SNS-led coalition is unlikely to govern, since the parties that formed the outgoing ruling coalition are close to renewing their alliance and securing ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia's Democrats, Socialists agree new alliance [May 09, 2012] BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia's reformist Democratic Party and the resurgent Socialists of late strongman Slobodan Milosevic agreed on Wednesday to renew 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 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia's Democrats, Socialists agree new alliance [May 09, 2012] 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 ... [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 bid, Serb right tries to oust liberals [May 06, 2012] BELGRADE (Reuters) - Opposition populists once allied with Serbian strongman Slobodan Milosevic pushed for power on Sunday, buoyed by voter anger over the state of the economy and pledging support for the ex-Yugoslav republic's bid to join the European Union. Liberals who took power with Milosevic's ouster in 2000 face their strongest challenge yet from the Serbian Progressive Party led by ... [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 >>

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 >>

REFILE New York's Guiliani walks into a political storm in Belgrade Eds: Refiling clarifying headline [Apr 20, 2012] Belgrade (dpa) - Former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani visited Belgrade Friday and found himself in the middle of a local electoral storm.Giuliani, who came at the invitation of the opposition Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), first had to deny allegations from President Boris Tadic?s Democratic Party (DS) that he was paid to make the trip.The SNS will be the main challenger to the DS in May 6 ... [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 >>

"Foreigners won't be choosing our governments" [Mar 06, 2012] BELGRADE -- The opposition Serb Progressives (SNS) said on Tuesday that a future Serbian government they would participate in "would be chosen by the citizens of Serbia". [via YahooNews] More >>

ANALYSIS: Tadic praises deal with Kosovo despite fire from opposition By Boris Babic, dpa [Feb 24, 2012] Belgrade (dpa) - Serbian President Boris Tadic on Friday declared an EU-brokered agreement with Kosovo a triumph. But the deal was immediately rejected as "high treason" by the opposition, which views it as recognition of the independence of the former province.The agreement, which allows Kosovo to represent itself in international forums - without forcing Serbia to cede its claim to the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

German ambassador told that "Russia is Serbia's friend" [Feb 20, 2012] BELGRADE -- The opposition DSS party deputy leader Nenad Popovi? sent an open letter on Sunday to German Ambassador in Belgrade Wolfram Maas. In it, he noted that "Russia has been a friend to Serbia for centuries and that cooperation between the two countries should be even better in the future". [via YahooNews] More >>

"Govt. policy, not snow, caused collapse in Serbia" [Feb 14, 2012] BELGRADE -- Opposition New Serbia party leader Velimir Ili? stated on Tuesday that the country is "in a state of complete collapse, but not because of snow". [via YahooNews] More >>

Preparing deals with Pristina [Feb 13, 2012] Belgrade (dpa) - The 35,000 Serbs there intend to use the referendum, which will have no legal effect, to underline their opposition to the independence of Kosovo and the authority of its government. Kosovo declared independence from Serbia four years ago. However, while the new country has been recognized by Western powers, Belgrade and Kosovo Serbs still regard it as their own province. The ... [via YahooNews] More >>