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Swiss "Weltwoche": Magnificent victory of Vučić and SNS
"Weltwoche" states that this victory was not based on fraud, as portrayed by the opposition and the Western media.
Grenell: Vucic's management of crisis created by Kurti helped SNS win
WASHINGTON - Former US presidential envoy for the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue Richard Grenell said Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic's good management of a crisis generated by Pristina's extremist leader Albin Kurti had helped the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) win Sunday's elections in Serbia.
Parliament takes shape for 28th legislative term
The unofficial results of the parliamentary election on May 14 have revealed that the People's Alliance led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) garnered 321 lawmakers as the opposition Nation Alliance remained at 213.
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People’s Alliance gains majority in parliament
The unofficial results of the parliamentary election on May 14 showed that the People's Alliance - formed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), the New Welfare Party (YRP) and the Great Union Party (BBP) - garnered the most lawmakers in the parliament
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Doubts Dog Serbia’s ‘Tougher Punishment’ Response to Violent Crime
Two days later, a 21-year-old man went on a shooting spree in the Belgrade suburb of Mladenovac, killing eight and wounding 13.
Thousands of Serbs have since taken to the streets to protest what they say is a culture of violence in Serbian society fed by irresponsible politicians and tabloid media.
Serbia in 2023: Against Backdrop of War, Pressure for Deal on Kosovo
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic (C), Prime Minister Ana Brnabic (L). Belgrade, Serbia, 24 September 2020. EPA-EFE/KOCA SULEJMANOVIC
No change expected on Russia sanctions
Election Hostilities Shake Serbia and Hungary
Elections in Hungary and Serbia stimulate tensions
National elections were held on April 3 in both Hungary and Serbia. In Serbia, the parliamentary election coincided with presidential and local elections in 12 municipalities, including the capital, Belgrade.
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Serbia: Second term for Vucic, SPP wins about 40%
The results of Serbia's presidential and parliamentary elections show that Aleksandar Vucic and his Serbian Progressive Party (SPP) have won convincing victories.
In a joint forecast, election observer CeSID and the sociological organization Ipsos predict that Vucic will win a second five-year term as president, receiving almost 60% of the vote.
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North Macedonia Opposition Leader Attends Orban’s Victory Party
The leader of North Macedona's main opposition party, VMRO DPMNE, Hristijan Mickoski, joined the celebrations marking Viktor Orban's victory in Sunday's Hungarian elections at Orban's Fidesz party HQ in Budapest.
Emails to US Democracy Group Raise Questions about Serbian Lobbying
Freedom House is not the only watchdog to draw attention to democratic backsliding in Serbia since the Progressive Party of President Aleksandar Vucic took power in 2012.
But the official downgrade and the accusation that the Progressives have "systematically curtailed" the ability of the opposition to play a part in the business of governing struck a nerve.