Tadić: Coalition based on five principles

Boris Tadic says he will insist on the five principles of the outgoing government in any new coalitions. “At this moment in time, all the parties have distanced themselves from those policies. The Democratic Party of Serbia, in my opinion, does not represent these policies at all, even if they declare that they want to enter the EU." Tadic: Coalition based on five principles "The Serb Radical Party (SRS) is also saying that for the first time in their history, as is the Socialists Party of Serbia (SPS),” the leader of the Democrats (DS) and Serbian president told B92 in Belgrade last night. Asked if the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) was an acceptable partner for his DS, Tadic said that the LDP "would be, if they change their policy towards Kosovo.” Speaking of possible candidates for a future prime minister, Tadic said that he would be proposing the person in question, and that his selection would depend on who the DS formed a post-election coalition with. The party that wins the most votes or is capable of forming a majority coalition proposes the PM candidate. "Bozidar Djelic is definitely one of the people I am counting on in the future government, but there’s not only him, I am thinking about party and non-party candidates. The competition needs to be expanded, new people need to be accepted." "There are many people that are outside parties and politics who can contribute to the great deal of work that lies before us, great reforms, and finally, membership of the EU. That goes for future ministerial positions as well,” Tadic said. The DS leader said that a coalition between the DSS and SRS would "surely lead the country into isolation", because it would "limit Serbia’s capacities to defend Kosovo, and would lead the country into economic freefall". Boris Tadic (FoNet archive) DS looks at government with minorities Democratic Party (DS) official Slobodan Milosavljevic said today that the party's aim is to form a future government together with ethic minorities. "The DS has formed a coalition in order to win the elections and in order for Serbia to continue moving towards Europe," Milosavljevic said in a statement published by Vecernje Novosti on Wednesday. According to him, "everyone, except the Serbian Radical Party, SRS", may become the Democrats' coalition partner "if they wish to accept that government acts on the basis of five principles, based on which the current government had been founded". Milosavljevic, who is the minister of agriculture in the caretaker goverment, said that he does not rule out a possibility of the DS forming the government with the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) again, but "if such a coalition is formed, it is out of the question to have Vojislav Kostunica as prime minister again." "The prime minister may only come from the DS ranks," he said. Milosavljevic finds Kostunica's statements that Serbia will need many more years to joint the EU "strange". "That is unacceptable to the DS," he was quoted as saying.

Tadić: Coalition based on five principles

"The Serb Radical Party (SRS) is also saying that for the first time in their history, as is the Socialists Party of Serbia (SPS),” the leader of the Democrats (DS) and Serbian president told B92 in Belgrade last night.

Asked if the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) was an acceptable partner for his DS, Tadić said that the LDP "would be, if they change their policy towards Kosovo.”

Speaking of possible candidates for a future prime minister, Tadić said that he would be proposing the person in question, and that his selection would depend on who the DS formed a post-election coalition with. The party that wins the most votes or is capable of forming a majority coalition proposes the PM candidate.

"Božidar Đelić is definitely one of the people I am counting on in the future government, but there’s not only him, I am thinking about party and non-party candidates. The competition needs to be expanded, new people need to be accepted."

"There are many people that are outside parties and politics who can contribute to the great deal of work that lies before us, great reforms, and finally, membership of the EU. That goes for future ministerial positions as well,” Tadić said.

The DS leader said that a coalition between the DSS and SRS would "surely lead the country into isolation", because it would "limit Serbia’s capacities to defend Kosovo, and would lead the country into economic freefall".

DS looks at government with minorities

Democratic Party (DS) official Slobodan Milosavljević said today that the party's aim is to form a future government together with ethic minorities.

"The DS has formed a coalition in order to win the elections and in order for Serbia to continue moving towards Europe," Milosavljević said in a statement published by Večernje Novosti on Wednesday.

According to him, "everyone, except the Serbian Radical Party, SRS", may become the Democrats' coalition partner "if they wish to accept that government acts on the basis of five principles, based on which the current government had been founded".

Milosavljević, who is the minister of agriculture in the caretaker goverment, said that he does not rule out a possibility of the DS forming the government with the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) again, but "if such a coalition is formed, it is out of the question to have Vojislav Koštunica as prime minister again."

"The prime minister may only come from the DS ranks," he said.

Milosavljević finds Koštunica's statements that Serbia will need many more years to joint the EU "strange".

"That is unacceptable to the DS," he was quoted as saying.