BELGRADE -- New Serbia leader (NS) Velimir Ilić has not ruled out the possibility of forming a coalition with the Radicals.
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Ilić said that, after the elections, the DSS-NS coalition would certainly not enter a coalition with the League of Vojvodina Social-Democrats (LSV), the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) or G17 Plus, but did not rule out the possibility of forming a coalition with the Serb Radical Party (SRS).
“We will assess the election results and see who the people have given their backing to, and in what numbers. We must respect the will of the people. I cannot and will not say that I am against my people. And if the people choose the Radicals, then they are in the running,” the NS leader told today’s edition of daily Večernje Novosti.
He said that he would certainly not enter a coalition with the LSV, LDP or G17 Plus, accusing the latter of having “brought down” two governments, adding that, should G17 Plus or LSV leader Nenad Čanak appear on the Democratic Party (DS) list he would certainly not form a government with them either.
Ilić stated that he would only form a government with partners who guaranteed that they would not violate the Constitution, would not accept an independent Kosovo, and would not enter Europe without Kosovo.
The NS leader also said that Koštunica would be the DSS-NS coalition’s candidate for prime minister.
He said statements claiming that Koštunica had talked with the SRS about forming a government, and that the SRS had rejected that proposal before he took the decision to step down, were untrue.
“That is not true. We didn’t negotiate, nor did the Radicals refuse,” insisted Ilić, adding that there had been talks with the DS to throw G17 Plus out of the government.
“Lots of DS ministers told me that they agreed that G17 Plus should leave the government and that the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) would support the minority government,” he claimed.
Last Presidentials showed the only real difference among the Serbian parties. And it was over the item how to link all-Serbian strive to EU membership with the all-Serbian strive to keep Kosovo and Metohija. Besides this vital issue all the parties are becoming ( at least trying to look out) closer to the Center. There's little radicalism in what Tadic or Nicolic say today.
So the real choice for you will be whom personally do you trust more. Evidently the West and The Snake will again synchronise they behavior with Tadic not to irritate the Serbs before they vote. So they will not force their Kosovo activity this two months to give you a fake hope.
I personally believe that a human being is formed by the age of 15. Thus there's a mere hope that people after 40 are able to change drastically. But because the first rule of the new elected ones is to forget what they had promised during the elections I believe the Serbs should compare what Tadic , Ilic. Nikolic or Kostunica were saying and doing last few years but not today.
Russian people have a joke that a sapper makes only three mistakes in his life when he chooses his proffession , when he gets married and when he blows up on a mine ... Practically everybody knows that a sapper has no right for a mistake. And such are the Serbs today ...
DSS is finished, and even though Kostunica is a power hungry guy and has put his name once again up for the position of Prime Minister, that won't happen. If the radicals win big and form alliances they would want their own man as PM not Kostunica again. Kostunica changes sides just to be in power, but this time I do not think that his party will get a substantial amount of votes for it to matter anyway.
(Benny, 13 March 2008 17:59)
What if after the elections there was a SRS, DS, DS-NS & SPS Government - ?
Long shot but this would be a unity government which would be a strong message and the first objective would be calling EU bluff on SAA for ALL of Serbia! This might be a sacrifice that SRS and others might not be willing to pay but possibly would to uphold Serbia's sovereignity. They should start thinking out of the party box and more at the unity box - that is required at this time!
What is clear the DS slogan that in the EU they can block Kosovo has already fallen flat on its face given Rupels outburst yesterday beyond which it is tacit recognition in itself since you can only block another countries accession which is what they suggest?!
(Princip, UK, 13 March 2008 13:10)
What if after the elections there was a SRS, DS, DS-NS & SPS Government - ?
Long shot but this would be a unity government which would be a strong message and the first objective would be calling EU bluff on SAA for ALL of Serbia! This might be a sacrifice that SRS and others might not be willing to pay but possibly would to uphold Serbia's sovereignity. They should start thinking out of the party box and more at the unity box - that is required at this time!
What is clear the DS slogan that in the EU they can block Kosovo has already fallen flat on its face given Rupels outburst yesterday beyond which it is tacit recognition in itself since you can only block another countries accession which is what they suggest?!
(Princip, UK, 13 March 2008 13:10)
DSS is finished, and even though Kostunica is a power hungry guy and has put his name once again up for the position of Prime Minister, that won't happen. If the radicals win big and form alliances they would want their own man as PM not Kostunica again. Kostunica changes sides just to be in power, but this time I do not think that his party will get a substantial amount of votes for it to matter anyway.
(Benny, 13 March 2008 17:59)
Last Presidentials showed the only real difference among the Serbian parties. And it was over the item how to link all-Serbian strive to EU membership with the all-Serbian strive to keep Kosovo and Metohija. Besides this vital issue all the parties are becoming ( at least trying to look out) closer to the Center. There's little radicalism in what Tadic or Nicolic say today.
So the real choice for you will be whom personally do you trust more. Evidently the West and The Snake will again synchronise they behavior with Tadic not to irritate the Serbs before they vote. So they will not force their Kosovo activity this two months to give you a fake hope.
I personally believe that a human being is formed by the age of 15. Thus there's a mere hope that people after 40 are able to change drastically. But because the first rule of the new elected ones is to forget what they had promised during the elections I believe the Serbs should compare what Tadic , Ilic. Nikolic or Kostunica were saying and doing last few years but not today.
Russian people have a joke that a sapper makes only three mistakes in his life when he chooses his proffession , when he gets married and when he blows up on a mine ... Practically everybody knows that a sapper has no right for a mistake. And such are the Serbs today ...
DSS is finished, and even though Kostunica is a power hungry guy and has put his name once again up for the position of Prime Minister, that won't happen. If the radicals win big and form alliances they would want their own man as PM not Kostunica again. Kostunica changes sides just to be in power, but this time I do not think that his party will get a substantial amount of votes for it to matter anyway.
(Benny, 13 March 2008 17:59)
Last Presidentials showed the only real difference among the Serbian parties. And it was over the item how to link all-Serbian strive to EU membership with the all-Serbian strive to keep Kosovo and Metohija. Besides this vital issue all the parties are becoming ( at least trying to look out) closer to the Center. There's little radicalism in what Tadic or Nicolic say today.
So the real choice for you will be whom personally do you trust more. Evidently the West and The Snake will again synchronise they behavior with Tadic not to irritate the Serbs before they vote. So they will not force their Kosovo activity this two months to give you a fake hope.
I personally believe that a human being is formed by the age of 15. Thus there's a mere hope that people after 40 are able to change drastically. But because the first rule of the new elected ones is to forget what they had promised during the elections I believe the Serbs should compare what Tadic , Ilic. Nikolic or Kostunica were saying and doing last few years but not today.
Russian people have a joke that a sapper makes only three mistakes in his life when he chooses his proffession , when he gets married and when he blows up on a mine ... Practically everybody knows that a sapper has no right for a mistake. And such are the Serbs today ...
What if after the elections there was a SRS, DS, DS-NS & SPS Government - ?
Long shot but this would be a unity government which would be a strong message and the first objective would be calling EU bluff on SAA for ALL of Serbia! This might be a sacrifice that SRS and others might not be willing to pay but possibly would to uphold Serbia's sovereignity. They should start thinking out of the party box and more at the unity box - that is required at this time!
What is clear the DS slogan that in the EU they can block Kosovo has already fallen flat on its face given Rupels outburst yesterday beyond which it is tacit recognition in itself since you can only block another countries accession which is what they suggest?!
(Princip, UK, 13 March 2008 13:10)