"Elections strengthened Democrats"

Orlovic is very wrong as the others as well. Wining these presidential elections means absolutely nothing to DS. Boris Tadic got many votes from Kostunica’s electorate. Presidential elections were not any indicator of the DS position in general. In these elections people were voting for lesser evil and due to the fact that they were intimidated by negative campaign led by Boris Tadic, he won. If parliamentary elections were launched soon, I believe that new government would be formed by SRS, DSS and perhaps SPS. Tadic should not forget that he got many votes from those who believed his promises on preserving the country’s sovereignty. Tadic and DS know this and that is why they avoid referendum with the simple question “Would you still prefer integration in the EU after partitioning of the country”?

Yes Bruce,

You are right to some extend but if there were general elections DS could not form the government on their own. Even if they make coalition with LDP there will be no enough to form a government. Anyhow it seems that Kostunica is inevitable in any case. Of course people do prefer democratic block together but not at any costs. I personally prefer to stay as it is at this moment but DS and DSS must overcome the disputes.

One thing more, if Serbia is about to lose Kosovo, I believe that Serbian electorate will become even more radical, so I can see next government formed as I stated in previous post. Of course, this is only my opinion.

bmrussila,

You underestimate the impact of these elections. All elections are somewhat a vote for the lesser evil, as you can never get everything you want in a candidate.

However, the fact that Tadic won without Kostunica's support is important. It means that Tadic won by himself and without the sway of kostunica's influence. Thus Kostunica cannot claim to have delivered the election to Tadic. Yes he picked up some DSS support (possibly most). But this electorate chose for themselves that they would rather support DS than the radicals. Therefore it has been shown that most of the coutry (although it is a slim majority) would prefer a DS led government to a radical led one. DS have a mandate. Therefore if after an election DSS were to side with the radicals it would be a betrayal of the electorate, as that is not what the electorate want. It is also quite likely that it is not what most DSS voters want. Kostunica will be aware of this, and joining with the Radicals could possibly severly damage his party in the future.

bmrussila,

You underestimate the impact of these elections. All elections are somewhat a vote for the lesser evil, as you can never get everything you want in a candidate.

However, the fact that Tadic won without Kostunica's support is important. It means that Tadic won by himself and without the sway of kostunica's influence. Thus Kostunica cannot claim to have delivered the election to Tadic. Yes he picked up some DSS support (possibly most). But this electorate chose for themselves that they would rather support DS than the radicals. Therefore it has been shown that most of the coutry (although it is a slim majority) would prefer a DS led government to a radical led one. DS have a mandate. Therefore if after an election DSS were to side with the radicals it would be a betrayal of the electorate, as that is not what the electorate want. It is also quite likely that it is not what most DSS voters want. Kostunica will be aware of this, and joining with the Radicals could possibly severly damage his party in the future.

Orlovic is very wrong as the others as well. Wining these presidential elections means absolutely nothing to DS. Boris Tadic got many votes from Kostunica’s electorate. Presidential elections were not any indicator of the DS position in general. In these elections people were voting for lesser evil and due to the fact that they were intimidated by negative campaign led by Boris Tadic, he won. If parliamentary elections were launched soon, I believe that new government would be formed by SRS, DSS and perhaps SPS. Tadic should not forget that he got many votes from those who believed his promises on preserving the country’s sovereignty. Tadic and DS know this and that is why they avoid referendum with the simple question “Would you still prefer integration in the EU after partitioning of the country”?

Yes Bruce,

You are right to some extend but if there were general elections DS could not form the government on their own. Even if they make coalition with LDP there will be no enough to form a government. Anyhow it seems that Kostunica is inevitable in any case. Of course people do prefer democratic block together but not at any costs. I personally prefer to stay as it is at this moment but DS and DSS must overcome the disputes.

One thing more, if Serbia is about to lose Kosovo, I believe that Serbian electorate will become even more radical, so I can see next government formed as I stated in previous post. Of course, this is only my opinion.