EARLY ELECTIONS: PRAGMATIC NATIONALISM WINS
EARLY ELECTIONS: PRAGMATIC NATIONALISM WINS
Author(s): Author Not SpecifiedSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Helsinški odbor za ljudska prava u Srbiji
Summary/Abstract: The victory of Serb Progressive Party /SNS/ and its leader Aleksandar Vučić in the early parlia¬ entary lections and in local elections in Bel¬grade was nothing unexpected but came as a shock nevertheless. he percentage of the vote they won exceeded even a heavy vote for Slo¬bodan Milošević in the first ulti-party elec¬tions in Serbia in 1990. Commenting on this outcome, Vojislav Koštunica, leader of emo¬cratic Party of Serbia /DSS/ said, “The structure of the new parliament associates 1990s – just nce ey actors, SPS and SRS, switched seats with SNS…Western powers crucially contrib¬uted to this lectoral outcome, which perfectly suits them.”1 In other words, with almost an absolute (two-third) arliamentary majority, SNS can form a government at will.
Journal: Helsinki Bulletin
- Issue Year: 2014
- Issue No: 101
- Page Range: 01-07
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English