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EU challenges new Serb leader to stay the course [May 21, 2012] BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbian President-elect Tomislav Nikolic, last in power when NATO bombed Serbia in 1999, faced the challenge on Monday of proving he has swung behind the country's pro-Western course, after a shock victory that rattled the region. The election of Nikolic, a former ultranationalist ally of late strongman Slobodan Milosevic who says he now supports Serbia's goal of joining the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Socialists key for future Serbian government [May 10, 2012] Socialists key for future Serbian government Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 04:43?a.m., Monday, May 7, 2012 BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) ? The Serbian party founded by late strongman Slobodan Milosevic emerged on Monday as potential kingmakers, after general elections in which ... [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 >>

Milosevic Party Emerges as Kingmaker in Serbia [May 08, 2012] 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. [via YahooNews] More >>

Socialists hold key after inconclusive Serb vote [May 07, 2012] 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 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Party founded by late autocrat Milosevic emerges as kingmaker, seeks PM position [May 07, 2012] 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. [via YahooNews] More >>

Socialists hold key after inconclusive Serb vote [May 07, 2012] 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 ... [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 >>

Alienated voters may divert Serbia from West-friendly rule [May 06, 2012] BELGRADE, Serbia (USA TODAY) ? Serbs who have lived through years of high unemployment and cronyism were threatening Sunday to throw out a pro-Western government for former allies of strongman Slobodan Milosevic. [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 >>

Pro-EU camp faces nationalists in Serbia vote [May 06, 2012] Serbs voted Sunday in a national election that gave them a sharp choice between a pro-Western government or one that would bring back to power former nationalist allies of the late Balkan strongman Slobodan Milosevic. [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 >>

Ex-Milosevic's allies front-runners in Serbia vote [May 05, 2012] Former ultranationalist allies of Slobodan Milosevic may return to power in Serbia, 12 years after the late Balkan strongman was ousted by pro-Western forces seeking European Union membership. [via YahooNews] More >>

Former ultranationalist allies of Slobodan Milosevic may return to power in Serbia [May 05, 2012] BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) ? Former ultranationalist allies of Slobodan Milosevic may return to power in Serbia, 12 years after the late Balkan strongman was ousted by pro-Western forces seeking European Union membership. [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 >>