"Policy of retreating sent to past"

"Policy of retreating sent to past"

He added that this was also a victory of the policy implemented by his party, and that he expected the same result in Kosovo in the March 16 elections.

"This win will allow us to continue to realize our state and national goals," Đurić said.

He stated that the voting in parliamentary elections will be organized in Kosovo with the support of the OSCE, "the way it was done before," and that there would be "no change compared to 2012."

He said the SNS expected to achieve "the best possible result also in Kosovo and Metohija and to be the first and biggest party when it comes to the support of the citizens of Serbia."

"I'm very pleased that the policy of retreating and reaching agreements that are later not respected, that damaged the reputation of Serbia in the world, has been sent to the past," Đurić said.

After the victory of Rakić, also a member of the SNS, "the formation of the community of Serb municipalities (ZSO) will be immediately turned to."

According to this presidential advisor, the community will be "the pillar of our existence, and the desire of the state is that it has strong institutions."

Speaking about the decision of Krstimir Pantić not to take office after he was elected as mayor of Kosovska Mitrovica in November, Đurić said it was this was "a personal gesture." As for the fact that Oliver Ivanović campaigned from prison in the repeated mayoral elections, Đurić said: "It is clear what the SNS thinks about his detention."

"The ZSO will have full financial, logistical and other support from the government in Belgrade. The strengthening of the position is the job Aleksandar Vulin and the entire government are doing day and night. We used to have a political class that in exchange for support from abroad accepted agreements that were not always in the interest of the country, and now it's different," said Đurić.

He then stated that the government led by the SNS in the past year and a half "achieved the goals that generations dreamed about," while "the others just talked, and did the opposite."

As for "the situation in the Serbian diplomacy," Đurić said it was degraded during the last quarter-century, and singled out DS official Borko Stefanović as "one of the most responsible."

Asked whether Serbia can afford to, for the first time since 2000, not have its ambassador in the country holding the presidency of the EU, but also in some other key countries worldwide, Đurić said:

"We cannot afford to have Serbia represented by someone in a bad or wrong way. Our diplomacy is in need of reform, Minister Mrkić has worked hard and diligently to transform it from the ruins that the DS turned it into." He also did not wish "to assess the work of the minister, who was brought in as a non-partisan figure. "

Commenting on Delta Holding's complaint over an SNS spot that showed the company's building, Đurić said it was clear that there was "major influence of the tycoon-political mafia on the general political scene and individual institutions."

He said that Delta was "the epitome of the tycoon power" of its owner, Miroslav Mišković.

"In this election we must make sure that the tycoon-political class is not making decisions," said Đurić.

He would not specify which institutions he had in mind, but stated that the intent of Dragan Đilas, "as one of the biggest tycoons and a man who supports Miroslav Mišković" was "to put as many state institutions as possible under his control."

"Aleksandar Vučić has invested his entire political authority and personal credibility in the fight against corruption and organized crime. Mišković was behind bars, and Đilas owes an answer on how he became one of the richest people in Serbia as the country deteriorated," said Đurić, and then asked whether "others do not see the huge influence in the media. "

Đurić said that the DS was now "struggling to assign the status of a legitimate businessman to Mišković," and that "during the destruction of Serbia, many institutions were put in partisan service, parties were put in the service of tycoons, and banks financed such a situation."

Speaking ahead of the visit of Croatia's foreign minister on Monday and the mutual genocide lawsuits filed by Serbia and Croatia, Đurić said that "it was not the desire of our country for the debate on this issue to take place."

"Serbia has done a lot to become an exporter of stability in the region, we do not want anything in the region to create tensions. We will today bring up the key issues for the future of Serbs in Croatia."