Press: DS in turmoil over new PM

The newspapers today mostly lead with news about apparent inability of the Democratic Party (DS) to agree on who to nominate for premier. ALO—"Dusan Petrovic: Tadic, I'm leaving party", the tabloid says that the Democratic Party senior figures are at loggerheads over who the next premier might be. Press: DS in turmoil over new PM In Negotin, eastern Serbia, "Monster rapes retarded girl", is another headline. "Ana manages, Nole not at all", looks at the mixed Wimbledon fortunes yesterday of Serbia's top tennis players. BLIC—"Rift at top of Democratic Party over election of premier", the paper informs that Boris Tadic found himself in minority when he proposed Vuk Jeremic for prime minister. "Ana squeezes through, Novak falls in front of Safin", more from the Wimbledon tournament. BORBA—"Trouble with rules of procedure", reports from yesterday's parliament session that elected SPS official Slavica Djukic-Dejanovic its speaker, but not before it recessed several times amid complaints that rules of procedure were violated. "Price still green", says the daily, explaining that while wheat is ripe and already harvested, farmers still have no word on how much they might earn once they sell their crop. "Jellyfish in Sava Lake", brings news from one of Belgrade's bathing spots, now invaded by freshwater jellyfish. VECERNJE NOVOSTI—"Pajtic in front of finish line!", says that Boris Tadic has once again postponed announcing who the candidate for premier will be, but that Bojan Pajtic looks likely to be that person. "Passports not before fall", says of the new, biometric Serbian traveling documents. As students enroll to universities this months, this daily says that statistics show that, "Everyone wants to be dentist". GAZETA—The tabloid dedicates its entire front page to mass murderer Nikola Radisavljevic, who last year killed nine people in a shooting spree in a village in eastern Serbia: "In jail cell with Jabukovac murderer". GLAS JAVNOSTI—"Not even embassies want Jeremic", more on the turmoil within the DS, that appeared once the distribution of cabinet portfolios came up on the party agenda. In this context, this newspaper reports, "not even foreign embassies" want to see Jeremic as PM, seeing him as "too nationalistic on Kosovo". "Ana only just. Novak routed by Safin", the news from Wimbledon is explored. "Serbs under Palma as under plum tree", looks at what the next government will look like. DANAS—"Slavica Djukic-Dejanovic parliament speaker", the daily reports, about the first speaker from the ranks of the Socialist Party of Serbia since 2000. "Associates vote, Tadic decides", more on what the paper describes as "stormy" debate among the top DS brass on who the next PM will be. KURIR—The tabloid has published transcripts but also offered audio files for download, apparently of a wiretapped conversation between SPS official Zarko Obradovic and Zoran Lilic, a former SRJ president: "Serbia must know everything". Voices that reportedly belong to the two are heard saying that the Socialists will only nominally honor their Belgrade deal with the SRS-DSS-NS, to break it off after several months. Croatian President Stjepan Mesic's statement that Serbia is to blame for Operation Storm that threw some 250,000 Croatian Serbs out of their homes, is reported under, "Disgrace". POLITIKA—"Socialists get customs, too", the paper leads with news of another SPS comeback to their previously held positions. "New government is making no gifts to pensioners", says that the announced 10 percent raise of pensions is only putting an old injustice towards the senior citizens right, rather than making any concessions toward them. One newspaper said that most new students have opted to study to become dentists; this one, however, says on the same subject, "Most [students] interested in economy". PRESS—"Tadic tormented", looks at how the DS are dealing with the appointment of their candidate for premier.

Press: DS in turmoil over new PM

In Negotin, eastern Serbia, "Monster rapes retarded girl", is another headline.

"Ana manages, Nole not at all", looks at the mixed Wimbledon fortunes yesterday of Serbia's top tennis players.

BLIC—"Rift at top of Democratic Party over election of premier", the paper informs that Boris Tadić found himself in minority when he proposed Vuk Jeremić for prime minister.

"Ana squeezes through, Novak falls in front of Safin", more from the Wimbledon tournament.

BORBA—"Trouble with rules of procedure", reports from yesterday's parliament session that elected SPS official Slavica Đukić-Dejanović its speaker, but not before it recessed several times amid complaints that rules of procedure were violated.

"Price still green", says the daily, explaining that while wheat is ripe and already harvested, farmers still have no word on how much they might earn once they sell their crop.

"Jellyfish in Sava Lake", brings news from one of Belgrade's bathing spots, now invaded by freshwater jellyfish.

VEČERNJE NOVOSTI—"Pajtić in front of finish line!", says that Boris Tadić has once again postponed announcing who the candidate for premier will be, but that Bojan Pajtić looks likely to be that person.

"Passports not before fall", says of the new, biometric Serbian traveling documents.

As students enroll to universities this months, this daily says that statistics show that, "Everyone wants to be dentist".

GAZETA—The tabloid dedicates its entire front page to mass murderer Nikola Radisavljević, who last year killed nine people in a shooting spree in a village in eastern Serbia: "In jail cell with Jabukovac murderer".

GLAS JAVNOSTI—"Not even embassies want Jeremić", more on the turmoil within the DS, that appeared once the distribution of cabinet portfolios came up on the party agenda. In this context, this newspaper reports, "not even foreign embassies" want to see Jeremić as PM, seeing him as "too nationalistic on Kosovo".

"Ana only just. Novak routed by Safin", the news from Wimbledon is explored.

"Serbs under Palma as under plum tree", looks at what the next government will look like.

DANAS—"Slavica Đukić-Dejanović parliament speaker", the daily reports, about the first speaker from the ranks of the Socialist Party of Serbia since 2000.

"Associates vote, Tadić decides", more on what the paper describes as "stormy" debate among the top DS brass on who the next PM will be.

KURIR—The tabloid has published transcripts but also offered audio files for download, apparently of a wiretapped conversation between SPS official Žarko Obradović and Zoran Lilić, a former SRJ president: "Serbia must know everything". Voices that reportedly belong to the two are heard saying that the Socialists will only nominally honor their Belgrade deal with the SRS-DSS-NS, to break it off after several months.

Croatian President Stjepan Mesić's statement that Serbia is to blame for Operation Storm that threw some 250,000 Croatian Serbs out of their homes, is reported under, "Disgrace".

POLITIKA—"Socialists get customs, too", the paper leads with news of another SPS comeback to their previously held positions.

"New government is making no gifts to pensioners", says that the announced 10 percent raise of pensions is only putting an old injustice towards the senior citizens right, rather than making any concessions toward them.

One newspaper said that most new students have opted to study to become dentists; this one, however, says on the same subject, "Most [students] interested in economy".

PRESS—"Tadić tormented", looks at how the DS are dealing with the appointment of their candidate for premier.