Right-wing politics

Result satisfies Pajtic, but DS will fight for every vote

BELGRADE - President of the Democratic Party (DS) Bojan Pajtic said Monday he was satisfied with the results the DS had achieved in Serbia's parliamentary elections, but the party would not let a single vote slip from its hands and was willing to seek access to all the minutes on the work of the election committees as they arrived at the Republic Electoral Commission (RIK).
    

RIK: SNS takes 55, SPS around 11 and SRS 7.7 pct of vote

BELGRADE - According to preliminary data of Serbia's Republic Election Commission (RIK), the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) won in Serbia's early parliamentary elections with over 55 percent of the vote, the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) amassed about 11 percent of the votes and the Serbian Radical Party (SRS) was supported by 7.7 percent of the electorate.
    

Raskovic-Ivic: We expect to make it to parliament

BELGRADE - Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) leader Sanda Raskovic-Ivic said on Sunday that she expects a solid election result for the DSS-Dveri coalition, which she believes can make it to the parliament.

"We will see if the elections are regular, and if the regularity is there, we expect a good result," Raskovic-Ivic said after casting her ballot in Belgrade.

CeSID: SNS wins

BELGRADE - The Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) won the early parliamentary elections in Serbia, and the new parliament could comprise seven parties, as three parties are hovering around the election threshold of five percent, Program Director of the Center for Free Elections and Democracy (CeSID) Djordje Vukovic at the last press conference on Sunday.

Le Pen Hails New Nationalist Party in Romania

While far-right parties have been gaining strength across the EU for years, Romania has for some years prided itself on having no such equivalent in its mainstream politics.

That may change, however, as Romanian nationalists prepare to launch the "National Force", a party that models itself on France's far-right National Front.

Golden Dawn supporters clash with ant-fascist groups in parallel rallies in Piraeus (video)

Clashes broke out between Golden Dawn party supporters and far-left and anti-fascist groups when their members came face to face during two rallies organised an hour apart near Korais Square in Piraeus, Friday. The Golden Dawn party held a rally in protest over the refugee crisis at 6pm, while the anti-fascist, solidarity groups held their an hour earlier (5pm) in favour of refugees.

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