Serb Progressive Party: A Pretended Transformation
Serb Progressive Party: A Pretended Transformation
Author(s): Author Not SpecifiedSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Civil Society, Governance
Published by: Helsinški odbor za ljudska prava u Srbiji
Summary/Abstract: Serbia’s entire political establishment and some other elites – those in the judicial branch in particular – welcomed the transformation of a part of the Serb Radical Party /SRS/ into the Serb Progressive Party /SNS/. There is no doubt that Vojislav Seselj’s inappropriate behavior before the ICTY that compromised SRS was among the reasons why some Radicals decided to form a separate party. Another major reason was to have a two-party system in Serbia, some elites have been striving after. Hence, the new Serb Progressive Party attracted undivided support from the media: with such backing it relatively shortly won over the majority of “old” Radicals and managed to obtain relatively good results in some local elections (for instance, in Vozdovac, one of Belgrade’s municipalities).
Journal: Helsinki Bulletin
- Issue Year: 2010
- Issue No: 056
- Page Range: 1-7
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English
