"Change of government could lead to hell"

"Change of government could lead to hell"

BELGRADE -- Commenting on a European parliament resolution on Vojislav Šešelj, Tomislav Nikolić said the EP allowed Croatia to "instrumentalize it for election purposes."

The Serbian president also asked whether the goal of the Hague Tribunal (ICTY) was a change of government in Serbia, stating that it would be "unfair of the authorities to submit a resignation to citizens, as they would be replaced by someone much worse."

"That could lead Serbia to hell," he said, and added:

"As for the Hague Tribunal, the question is, what is the ultimate goal of their circus show and their mentors and clowns? What do they wish to achieve? A change of government? Well isn't it citizens who decide in elections, in democratic societies?"

The Serbian president said that "while unfair toward citizens," leaving power "would "probably be easier to most cabinet members."

"Who would replace them? Those who have been proven to be worse, I dare say worse people, but very susceptible to manipulation. Serbia would go back to hell where they would easily take away what it vowed to never give away to anyone," Nikolić said.

The president pointed out that Serbia has a policy of peace and stability aimed at ensuring that its citizens "live better from their own work."

"It is committed to the civilized legacy and finds any warmongering rhetoric unacceptable, whether it comes from Serbia, Croatia, Albania, anywhere. We do not need to be reminded by those who have not solved that problem in their own backyard," said Nikolić.

He pointed out that the EP adopted a resolution which refers to Serbia, and that Serbia was not been given an opportunity "to at...