DSS: Political scene in Serbia is chaotic

The Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) expects the future government not to give in to pressures from Brussels, especially when it comes to the issue of Kosovo. DSS spokesperson Petar Petkovic told a press conference that the talks on forming the new government should begin only after the newly-elected president takes the oath of office. DSS: Political scene in Serbia is chaotic "Although they lost the elections, the parties of the previous ruling coalition are creating chaos on the political scene of Serbia by negotiating with themselves, because they still want to run the country," Petkovic said. He noted that Brussels "is launching a new cycle of blackmails" and that he hopes the new government will not "have its boss in Brussels like the previous one," pointing out that Serbia needs political neutrality. "We hope that such practice will stop with Boris Tadic's defeat, and that Serbia will develop in another direction and preserve territorial integrity at the same time developing its economy," Petkovic underlined. He said that the DSS claims that, during his recent stay in Belgrade, Slovakian Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak presented "new conditions related to Kosovo-Metohija" which Serbia has to fulfill in order to make further progress on its EU path. "None of the outgoing authorities addressed the public, which has to know which conditions were set out and whether they are in keeping with national interests. I believe that Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic should tell the public what Lajcak conveyed," Petkovic concluded. Petar Petkovic (Tanjug, file) Tanjug

DSS: Political scene in Serbia is chaotic

"Although they lost the elections, the parties of the previous ruling coalition are creating chaos on the political scene of Serbia by negotiating with themselves, because they still want to run the country," Petković said.

He noted that Brussels "is launching a new cycle of blackmails" and that he hopes the new government will not "have its boss in Brussels like the previous one," pointing out that Serbia needs political neutrality.

"We hope that such practice will stop with Boris Tadic's defeat, and that Serbia will develop in another direction and preserve territorial integrity at the same time developing its economy," Petković underlined.

He said that the DSS claims that, during his recent stay in Belgrade, Slovakian Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajčak presented "new conditions related to Kosovo-Metohija" which Serbia has to fulfill in order to make further progress on its EU path.

"None of the outgoing authorities addressed the public, which has to know which conditions were set out and whether they are in keeping with national interests. I believe that Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić should tell the public what Lajčak conveyed," Petković concluded.