Ultranationalist Tomislav Nikolic wins Serbian election
Preliminary results from Serbia's presidential elections indicate a victory for the ultranationalist Tomislav Nikolic. The partial results give Mr Nikolic 39.4 percent against 35.4 percent for the incumbent Boris Tadic. As neither candidate won a majority, a second round of voting will be held in two weeks time. The seven other candidates did not win enough votes to play a role in the election. A record number of Serbians cast their ballot in today's vote. Around 60 percent of the 6.7 million eligible voters went to the poll, the highest percentage since the 2000 democratic revolution. The vote is seen as crucial for the Balkan state's future. Both candidates oppose independence for Kosovo but Mr Nikolic favours closer ties with Russia and is opposed to NATO, the US and the European Union while Mr Tadic wants Serbia to join the EU.
Note EU-Digest: this spells big troubles for the stability in the Balkan region.
2 comments:
When will we stop with the serb bashing propaganda. Why stop at ultranationalist - why not say super ultranationalist or even super duper ultranationalist. Your average Joe is no idiot. When you say ultranationalist I see patriot.
A Patriot for me is someone who cares about the weak in the society and who accepts the fact that minorities have the right to survive and is against violence.
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