"Elections strengthened Democrats"

Political analyst Slavisa Orlovic says that the election results should strengthen the position of DS within the cabinet. Orlovic was a guest in a B92 TV talk show last evening when he said that President Boris Tadic, re-elected without the backing from the Democrats' (DS) cabinet partners except for G17 Plus, could propose to announce early parliamentary elections, but will probably look to act more conservatively. "Elections strengthened Democrats" “I think that the Democratic Party, and first and foremost Boris Tadic, because of the politicy for preserving the country, will move towards stability within the institutions, and that the party will have more initiative in the European course through proactive politicy,” Orlovic said. But the rift between Vojislav Kostunica's DSS, his coalition parters NS, and the newly emerging informal coalition of DS-G17 Plus has grown over the European Union moves concerning Kosovo. Meanwhile, the Electoral Commission (RIK) is expected to announce the final results of the presidential ballot today. Zoran Lucic of the Center for Free Elections and Democracy (CESID), told B92 that the large turnout had the greatest impact on the elections. He said that no one can say who voters that participated in the first round voted for in the second, adding that these type of statistics require mathematical analysis at every polling station. The deadline for final election results is Thursday, after which RIK is expected to publish a confirmation of the results. After this, Tadic would be sworn in by the parliament. Parliamentary Speaker Oliver Dulic has announced that the session for this purpose would be held on February 15. Meanwhile, pundits continue to analyze the new political reality in Serbia in the wake of Sunday's election. Beta news agency reports that the president of Transparency Serbia, Vladimir Goati, said MOnday that the outcome of the Serbian presidential election will absolutely affect the stability of the government, as well as internal relations within parties. Goati told the agency that the outcome of the presidential election could lead to the resignation of Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica, who is the leader of a minority party in the Serbian government, as well as influencing a change in the leadership of the Serb Radical Party (SRS). "Boris Tadic's victory will only heighten one anomaly in Serbia, namely, the unusual characteristic that the prime minister is not the leader of a central party in the Serbian government, but it will also affect the internal relations within parties, above all, the defeated Serb Radical Party. Political analyst Zoran Stojiljkovic added that after Tadic's victory in the presidential election the leader of the Democratic Party will ratchet up the pressure to reconsider relations with the Democratic Party of Serbia, "even at the price of snap parliamentary elections." Stojiljkovic also stated that Serbia is facing a period of "high political temperature," and a year of lost investments due to political instability. Political analyst Jovan Komsic believes that Kostunica is the biggest loser in the presidential election. "Kostunica can no longer count on the political gain that he figured on until this election," Komsic told Beta, adding that he is expecting the DSS, after the victory of Tadic, to realize that there is "no more interest in continuing to block the Democratic Party's platform on the country's European perspective."

"Elections strengthened Democrats"

“I think that the Democratic Party, and first and foremost Boris Tadić, because of the politicy for preserving the country, will move towards stability within the institutions, and that the party will have more initiative in the European course through proactive politicy,” Orlović said.

But the rift between Vojislav Koštunica's DSS, his coalition parters NS, and the newly emerging informal coalition of DS-G17 Plus has grown over the European Union moves concerning Kosovo.

Meanwhile, the Electoral Commission (RIK) is expected to announce the final results of the presidential ballot today.

Zoran Lučić of the Center for Free Elections and Democracy (CESID), told B92 that the large turnout had the greatest impact on the elections.

He said that no one can say who voters that participated in the first round voted for in the second, adding that these type of statistics require mathematical analysis at every polling station.

The deadline for final election results is Thursday, after which RIK is expected to publish a confirmation of the results.

After this, Tadić would be sworn in by the parliament. Parliamentary Speaker Oliver Dulić has announced that the session for this purpose would be held on February 15.

Meanwhile, pundits continue to analyze the new political reality in Serbia in the wake of Sunday's election.

Beta news agency reports that the president of Transparency Serbia, Vladimir Goati, said MOnday that the outcome of the Serbian presidential election will absolutely affect the stability of the government, as well as internal relations within parties.

Goati told the agency that the outcome of the presidential election could lead to the resignation of Prime Minister Vojislav Koštunica, who is the leader of a minority party in the Serbian government, as well as influencing a change in the leadership of the Serb Radical Party (SRS).

"Boris Tadić's victory will only heighten one anomaly in Serbia, namely, the unusual characteristic that the prime minister is not the leader of a central party in the Serbian government, but it will also affect the internal relations within parties, above all, the defeated Serb Radical Party.

Political analyst Zoran Stojiljković added that after Tadić's victory in the presidential election the leader of the Democratic Party will ratchet up the pressure to reconsider relations with the Democratic Party of Serbia, "even at the price of snap parliamentary elections."

Stojiljković also stated that Serbia is facing a period of "high political temperature," and a year of lost investments due to political instability.

Political analyst Jovan Komšić believes that Koštunica is the biggest loser in the presidential election.

"Koštunica can no longer count on the political gain that he figured on until this election," Komšić told Beta, adding that he is expecting the DSS, after the victory of Tadić, to realize that there is "no more interest in continuing to block the Democratic Party's platform on the country's European perspective."