Ethnic Bulgarians cite discrimination in new law

Wow! this news item has been up for hours and it hasnt been flooded with our resident militant Albanian nationalist trolls decrying the lack of civil liberties, oppression and widespread ethnic discrimination by those nasty Serbs while calling for session of Vojvodina, Sandzak, Presevo from Serbia all in one breath.

This has to be record. I'm off to register this to the Guinness Book of Records.

How is it discriminatory? Its meant to rationalize the political scene in Serbia that contains several hundred parties. I personally felt 1000 signatures was too light but go figure our Bulgarian co-patriots think otherwise. Little do they realize that this particular party claiming to be active for 18 years now, is virtually unheard of. Which brings me to the question if they even represent or do anything for the Bulgarian minority in Serbia?

A word of advice for all minorities, rather than forming your own parties it would be much wiser to join large Serbian parties such as DS,SNS etc and lobby for your rights/needs there. Believe me you have a far better chance of achieving your goals that way.

Gee, and yet ethnic minority parties in Bulgaria are basically banned, except for the 'Turkish' Movement for Rights and Freedoms. All Serbia requires is a measly 1,000 signatures. Ridiculous.

rather than forming your own parties it would be much wiser to join large Serbian parties such as DS,SNS etc and lobby for your rights/needs there. Believe me you have a far better chance of achieving your goals that way.

The vast majority of the Bulgarians in Serbia vote for Serbian parties. Which is a wise thing to do. Ethnic parties are banned in Bulgaria. All parties must be open for people of all ethnicities. A reasonable thing for Serbia to do would be to is to forget about Kosovo and to turn into a unitary state.

Niall,

I am speechless as well - you really have nothing better to do than smear Albanians on issues/topics that have absolutely nothing to do with them.

I am curious as to what is your problem is with Albanians... it obviously is not love, since you never miss the chance to bash them, no matter the topic at hand (as is evident here). I have yet to come across one issue and/or topic that you somehow bring up a good thing, let alone support, in some sort of action from the Albanian leadership. On the contrary, all I have seen from you is you cheerleading the Serbian efforts (whether they are good or bad, it depends on whom you ask, but god for Pete's sake, we all know they are never straight as an arrow, yet you go the extra mile to smear the Albanian side just so the issues and other shortcomings of the non-Albanian party are not brought up).

Wow! this news item has been up for hours and it hasnt been flooded with our resident militant Albanian nationalist trolls decrying the lack of civil liberties, oppression and widespread ethnic discrimination by those nasty Serbs while calling for session of Vojvodina, Sandzak, Presevo from Serbia all in one breath.

This has to be record. I'm off to register this to the Guinness Book of Records.

Niall,

I am speechless as well - you really have nothing better to do than smear Albanians on issues/topics that have absolutely nothing to do with them.

I am curious as to what is your problem is with Albanians... it obviously is not love, since you never miss the chance to bash them, no matter the topic at hand (as is evident here). I have yet to come across one issue and/or topic that you somehow bring up a good thing, let alone support, in some sort of action from the Albanian leadership. On the contrary, all I have seen from you is you cheerleading the Serbian efforts (whether they are good or bad, it depends on whom you ask, but god for Pete's sake, we all know they are never straight as an arrow, yet you go the extra mile to smear the Albanian side just so the issues and other shortcomings of the non-Albanian party are not brought up).

How is it discriminatory? Its meant to rationalize the political scene in Serbia that contains several hundred parties. I personally felt 1000 signatures was too light but go figure our Bulgarian co-patriots think otherwise. Little do they realize that this particular party claiming to be active for 18 years now, is virtually unheard of. Which brings me to the question if they even represent or do anything for the Bulgarian minority in Serbia?

A word of advice for all minorities, rather than forming your own parties it would be much wiser to join large Serbian parties such as DS,SNS etc and lobby for your rights/needs there. Believe me you have a far better chance of achieving your goals that way.

rather than forming your own parties it would be much wiser to join large Serbian parties such as DS,SNS etc and lobby for your rights/needs there. Believe me you have a far better chance of achieving your goals that way.

The vast majority of the Bulgarians in Serbia vote for Serbian parties. Which is a wise thing to do. Ethnic parties are banned in Bulgaria. All parties must be open for people of all ethnicities. A reasonable thing for Serbia to do would be to is to forget about Kosovo and to turn into a unitary state.

Gee, and yet ethnic minority parties in Bulgaria are basically banned, except for the 'Turkish' Movement for Rights and Freedoms. All Serbia requires is a measly 1,000 signatures. Ridiculous.