Opposition SNS party leader taken to hospital

Opposition SNS party leader Tomislav Nikolić, who stopped taking food and liquids on Saturday morning, has been taken to the hospital.

Izvor: B92

Sunday, 17.04.2011.

11:16

Default images

Opposition SNS party leader Tomislav Nikolic, who stopped taking food and liquids on Saturday morning, has been taken to the hospital. As he was carried out of the parliament building Nikolic was conscious, said reports. Opposition SNS party leader taken to hospital But the decision to move him to the hospital came after his health took a turn for the worse. Doctors said late on Sunday that Nikolic's condition had deteriorated, but that he still refused to receive any therapy. Earlier on Sunday, the SNS leader pledged to continue his hunger strike until the authorities have called early elections in the country. Previously, Serbian President and ruling DS party leader Boris Tadic visited Nikolic, who was staying at his party's MP club at the parliament building since late Saturday. The two spent an hour in conversation, but reached no agreement. Tadic emerged from the meeting to tell journalists that he "pleaded with Toma to stop his hunger strike". But Tadic said that elections would be called "once Serbia is given EU candidate status", and that in this decision he was "not acting like a private citizens", but rather, "as Serbia's president who must act in the public interest". Earlier today, the Serb Progressive Party (SNS) said they were trying to force "no ordinary elections” but “elections for Serbia’s salvation”. The party also stated that they were "warning the regime that it will bear absolute responsibility for all political events that will shake Serbia in the upcoming days, weeks and months if they ignore the will of the majority of the Serbian citizens that are today represented by Tomislav Nikolic”. Nikolic in his hospital bed (Tanjug)

Opposition SNS party leader taken to hospital

But the decision to move him to the hospital came after his health took a turn for the worse.

Doctors said late on Sunday that Nikolić's condition had deteriorated, but that he still refused to receive any therapy.

Earlier on Sunday, the SNS leader pledged to continue his hunger strike until the authorities have called early elections in the country.

Previously, Serbian President and ruling DS party leader Boris Tadić visited Nikolić, who was staying at his party's MP club at the parliament building since late Saturday.

The two spent an hour in conversation, but reached no agreement.

Tadić emerged from the meeting to tell journalists that he "pleaded with Toma to stop his hunger strike".

But Tadić said that elections would be called "once Serbia is given EU candidate status", and that in this decision he was "not acting like a private citizens", but rather, "as Serbia's president who must act in the public interest".

Earlier today, the Serb Progressive Party (SNS) said they were trying to force "no ordinary elections” but “elections for Serbia’s salvation”.

The party also stated that they were "warning the regime that it will bear absolute responsibility for all political events that will shake Serbia in the upcoming days, weeks and months if they ignore the will of the majority of the Serbian citizens that are today represented by Tomislav Nikolić”.

Komentari 25

Pogledaj komentare

25 Komentari

Možda vas zanima

Stiže novi "pakao"; Spremite se 1
Društvo

Stiže novi "pakao"; Spremite se

Kao u prvih 15 dana aprila, ovaj mesec će se završiti natprosečnim temperaturama. Prema najavi RHMZ u nedelju i do prve polovine naredne sedmice temperature će dostići letnje vrednosti.

7:21

26.4.2024.

16 h

Podeli: