No talks between Democrats, Bosniaks

“Bosniak List for a European Sandzak” list representatives did not hold talks today with “For a European Serbia” officials over forming a government. In an statement, the list states that there are two big obstacles to talks with Tadic’s list: Vuk Draskovic and Rasim Ljajic. No talks between Democrats, Bosniaks “Vuk Draskovic for the fascist way he treated Sandzak Bosniaks during the nineties, which he has never apologized for, and Rasim Ljajic for the arrogant and inhumane way he has treated our list,” the statement reads. Bosniak official Bajram Omeragic said that Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) leader Vojislav Kostunica had already offered the list the Regional Development Ministry. Omeragic said he would accept Kostunica’s invitation for coalition talks. Parties that won seats in the new parliament have been holding official and informal meetings over potential coalitions, while President Boris Tadic will launch talks once the final official election results have been confirmed. In reaction to news that the Bosniak list was negotiating with the DSS, Vice-President of the Rasim Ljajic’s Sandzak Democratic Party (SDP) Meho Omerovic slammed Sulejman Ugljanin’s “Bosniak List for a European Sandzak”, saying that “because of power, in order to preserve their positions and personal ambitions they showed that the votes of the citizens don’t mean anything to them.” In a written statement to Tanjug, Omerovic said that the “Bosniak list for a European Sandzak” had said that European integration came first for them, but that they were prepared to form a government with those who called the signing of the Stabilization and Association Agreement treachery. “It is simply not comprehensible that they are prepared to do this,” said Omerovic, recalling that during the election campaign, the SDP had called on Ugljanin to make his views clear over a possible “Seselj-Kostunica” government but that he had not done so. “He remained silent. Today everything is clear to us,” he said. Omerovic recalled that the SDP had also publicly expressed that it was prepared to cooperate with Ugljanin in a government led by the democratic bloc, but that representatives of the "Bosniak List for a European Sandzak"—Bajram Omeragic and Esad Dzudzevic—had said that “they were open for negotiations with the nationalists as well as with the pro-European coalition, and in so doing, demonstrated their political hypocrisy that is hidden under so-called Bosniak unity.” Earlier, Hungarian coalition leader Istvan Pastor said that he had not yet been invited to talks regarding the formation of the next government. Pastor said that there were no indications as yet as to when such an invitation would arrive. He said that he was prepared to negotiate participation in the next government with Democratic Party leader Boris Tadic and the “For a European Serbia” list. Asked whether the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) would be an acceptable partner in the new government, Pastor replied that if they were acceptable to the “For a European Serbia” list, they would be acceptable to the Hungarian coalition also. He said that he had not ruled out the possibility of talks with the Serb Radical Party (SRS) or the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS), but added that “an agreement at this moment in time is not possible.”

No talks between Democrats, Bosniaks

“Vuk Drašković for the fascist way he treated Sandžak Bosniaks during the nineties, which he has never apologized for, and Rasim Ljajić for the arrogant and inhumane way he has treated our list,” the statement reads.

Bosniak official Bajram Omeragić said that Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) leader Vojislav Koštunica had already offered the list the Regional Development Ministry.

Omeragić said he would accept Koštunica’s invitation for coalition talks.

Parties that won seats in the new parliament have been holding official and informal meetings over potential coalitions, while President Boris Tadić will launch talks once the final official election results have been confirmed.

In reaction to news that the Bosniak list was negotiating with the DSS, Vice-President of the Rasim Ljajić’s Sandžak Democratic Party (SDP) Meho Omerović slammed Sulejman Ugljanin’s “Bosniak List for a European Sandžak”, saying that “because of power, in order to preserve their positions and personal ambitions they showed that the votes of the citizens don’t mean anything to them.”

In a written statement to Tanjug, Omerović said that the “Bosniak list for a European Sandžak” had said that European integration came first for them, but that they were prepared to form a government with those who called the signing of the Stabilization and Association Agreement treachery.

“It is simply not comprehensible that they are prepared to do this,” said Omerović, recalling that during the election campaign, the SDP had called on Ugljanin to make his views clear over a possible “Šešelj-Koštunica” government but that he had not done so. “He remained silent. Today everything is clear to us,” he said.

Omerović recalled that the SDP had also publicly expressed that it was prepared to cooperate with Ugljanin in a government led by the democratic bloc, but that representatives of the "Bosniak List for a European Sandžak"—Bajram Omeragić and Esad Džudžević—had said that “they were open for negotiations with the nationalists as well as with the pro-European coalition, and in so doing, demonstrated their political hypocrisy that is hidden under so-called Bosniak unity.”

Earlier, Hungarian coalition leader Ištvan Pastor said that he had not yet been invited to talks regarding the formation of the next government.

Pastor said that there were no indications as yet as to when such an invitation would arrive.

He said that he was prepared to negotiate participation in the next government with Democratic Party leader Boris Tadić and the “For a European Serbia” list.

Asked whether the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) would be an acceptable partner in the new government, Pastor replied that if they were acceptable to the “For a European Serbia” list, they would be acceptable to the Hungarian coalition also.

He said that he had not ruled out the possibility of talks with the Serb Radical Party (SRS) or the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS), but added that “an agreement at this moment in time is not possible.”