Democrats deny Delta owner financed their party

Madame Kolundžija's action speak much louder than her words. If Miskovic is a "victim of political revenge", why is the DS distancing itself from the accused? Indeed, if he was not a major contributor to the DS, how could this be considered Political revenge to begin with?.

The New DS' leader's efforts to reinvent his party are not going to work if the old DS gaurd keeps up its old tricks.

Of course DS received money from Miskovic, as has almost every party in Serbia, including the current government.

Look, I support the proceedings against Miskovic but we got to remember something here - if you speak to businessmen some claim that they are held to ransom by political parties. They say parties come to them shaking the money tin and state that if they don't contribute that things could get difficult for them. That means they might not win tenders in bidding for private business, that they won't win public (government) contracts, that their activities will be investigated by tax and corruption authorities etc. And it doesn't end there, financing a political party only provides favours for the short term, after a couple of years another contribution is expected or....

Of course the businessmen are not victims though. The benefits they reap are huge and the outcome looks much more like they bribe the government rather than are being blackmailed.

However, the point I'm making here is that it is the system that is the problem and to some extent both government and business are stuck (and enjoy) this cycle. The only way to reduce it is if government decides the framework will be changed, because business will never look to cut its profits ill gotten or not. Whether or not the government is changing the framework remains to be seen, but it is a step in the right direction.

However, the MP noted that "this must not be a fight against one man, and it should never happen again for arrests to be announced in the media".

Yes, this looks a bit like it was done for propaganda and to silence political opponents, like in Russia. Sorry, if the police is arresting people, they do it without announcement, and without the people knowing it in advance.

BG, there exists a murky line between campaign contributions and graft. This is the case everywhere. Money and Power intertwine. There is a limit though, and the same politicians were in power for too long.

They ended up doing things they would never dream of doing 10 years ago, you see people don't wake up one morning and become corrupt, it is a slow steady decline.
The best thing is to promote a system where there are very few career politicians, and all of the campaign contributions they receive must be completely transparent. There should also be rules about what a person can do after they leave power

However, the MP noted that "this must not be a fight against one man, and it should never happen again for arrests to be announced in the media".

Yes, this looks a bit like it was done for propaganda and to silence political opponents, like in Russia. Sorry, if the police is arresting people, they do it without announcement, and without the people knowing it in advance.

Madame Kolundžija's action speak much louder than her words. If Miskovic is a "victim of political revenge", why is the DS distancing itself from the accused? Indeed, if he was not a major contributor to the DS, how could this be considered Political revenge to begin with?.

The New DS' leader's efforts to reinvent his party are not going to work if the old DS gaurd keeps up its old tricks.

Of course DS received money from Miskovic, as has almost every party in Serbia, including the current government.

Look, I support the proceedings against Miskovic but we got to remember something here - if you speak to businessmen some claim that they are held to ransom by political parties. They say parties come to them shaking the money tin and state that if they don't contribute that things could get difficult for them. That means they might not win tenders in bidding for private business, that they won't win public (government) contracts, that their activities will be investigated by tax and corruption authorities etc. And it doesn't end there, financing a political party only provides favours for the short term, after a couple of years another contribution is expected or....

Of course the businessmen are not victims though. The benefits they reap are huge and the outcome looks much more like they bribe the government rather than are being blackmailed.

However, the point I'm making here is that it is the system that is the problem and to some extent both government and business are stuck (and enjoy) this cycle. The only way to reduce it is if government decides the framework will be changed, because business will never look to cut its profits ill gotten or not. Whether or not the government is changing the framework remains to be seen, but it is a step in the right direction.

BG, there exists a murky line between campaign contributions and graft. This is the case everywhere. Money and Power intertwine. There is a limit though, and the same politicians were in power for too long.

They ended up doing things they would never dream of doing 10 years ago, you see people don't wake up one morning and become corrupt, it is a slow steady decline.
The best thing is to promote a system where there are very few career politicians, and all of the campaign contributions they receive must be completely transparent. There should also be rules about what a person can do after they leave power