Serbian Presidential Elections

Arrest of Karadzic part of Serbia's about-face

The arrest of the wartime Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, charged in the worst massacre since World War II, marked an unlikely yet radical transformation in a country that had appeared headed toward virulent nationalism...

Serbian Officials Provide Details on Arrest of Karadzic

Rasim Ljajic, a senior government official, showed a photo of Radovan Karadzic during a press conference in Belgrade, Serbia. Darko Vojinovic/Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia — The arrest of the wartime Bosnian Serb leader...

Arrest clears way for Serbia's EU membership

In Brussels there has been a positive reaction to news of Radovan Karadzic’s arrest. It is now expected that Serbia will be declared to be co-operating with the war crimes court in the Hague, a move opening the way for Serbia’s...

Serbia’s climate change, Daniel Korski Ivan Zverzhanovski

The European Union is surrounded by troubles after the Irish rejection of the Lisbon treaty on 12 June 2008. But if the union's west Atlantic frontier is unsettled, there are cautious signs of movement on its Balkan fringe....

2008 Serbia Election Results

Snap Parliamentary Vote Follows Dissolution of the National Assembly Serbia held a May pre-term election after a Parliamentary stalemate over Kosovo's declaration of independence caused President Tadic to dissolve the National...

DSS, NS, Radicals react to SPS decision

The Radicals (SRS) and the DSS-NS coalition say they were not surprised at the announcement yesterday that the Socialists were ending the cabinet talks. Both political groups say the guilty party for the failure of negotiations...

Outcome of Serbian Coalition “Insignificant” to Bosnia

Relations between Belgrade and Sarajevo unlikely to improve whoever comes to power. But it is unclear whether the SPS will join a pro-European coalition led by President Boris Tadic’s Democratic Party, DS, or they will ally...

Tadic's Titanic

Excerpt: Nothing so destroys the delusions about democracy as the practice thereof. Examples of this are legion; one could look at the daytime drama presidential campaigns in the U.S., or the ethnic referenda in places like Kenya or Bosnia-Herzegovina. The latest exhibit in the case against...

Commentary: With Surprise Party Over, It's Time To Do The Math

Gordana Knezevic is the director of RFE/RL's South Slavic and Albanian Languages Service For once, the pessimists were wrong about the Balkans. Most polls heading into Serbia's early parliamentary and local elections on May 11 had given the advantage to the right-wing Radicals. The party had good...

Serbia parties in coalition talks to block pro-EU government

Serbia's general election gives the president, Boris Tadic, an eight-point lead but nationalist parties could form majority coalition ... Rival nationalist politicians in Serbia are due to hold coalition talks today in a bid to block the formation of a government by...

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