Opposition parties to talk cooperation

Serb Progressive Party (SNS) will on Monday make an announcement regarding a proposal of the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS). DSS suggested a change of policy toward the EU to be the basic principle of opposition’s joint action. Opposition parties to talk cooperation SNS deputy leader Aleksandar Vucic said today that his party was open for talks about joint action of the opposition but not for blackmails. Vucic announced that his party will keep the talks with the DSS within its manifesto. According to him, an SNS delegation led by party leader Tomislav Nikolic and that of DSS led by Vojislav Kostunica will have a meeting on Monday. DSS made a proposal yesterday that the basic principle of the joint action of the opposition should be to change in state's current policy of EU membership having no alternative, and establishing instead of a policy of protection of Serbia's state and national interests. When asked whether DSS' proposal was acceptable, the SNS deputy leader said that his party was waiting for answers and that he did not wish to make conclusions beforehand. “We're not going public with any kind of blackmails. We don't want to blackmail DSS or any other party in any way,“ Vucic explained. He also stated that it was the amount of power had by parties in Serbia today was public knowledge. “Just like nobody wants to give up on their ideas, we will always try to find a compromise. We like agreements, not blackmails. I'm convinced that DSS will not want to blackmail us,“ he added. The deputy SNS leader said that his party's intention was not to unite all in Serbia's political scene, but that they would try to establish the least common denominator in the combat against the government. “We think that the least common denominator is that we have a bad criminal government, which we must replace. We must find a way for to do it. We are ready to move within these frameworks. We do not want to change the manifesto of the DSS just like we won't allow someone to change the SNS program,“ he stressed. Vucic denied allegations of his party's political adversaries that SNS was "gathering criminals" by talking cooperation with fugitive tycoon Bogoljub Karic's Serbian Strength Movement (PSS), and stated that his party was never in coalition with PSS, "unlike Democratic Party (DS)".

Opposition parties to talk cooperation

SNS deputy leader Aleksandar Vučić said today that his party was open for talks about joint action of the opposition but not for blackmails.

Vučić announced that his party will keep the talks with the DSS within its manifesto.

According to him, an SNS delegation led by party leader Tomislav Nikolić and that of DSS led by Vojislav Koštunica will have a meeting on Monday.

DSS made a proposal yesterday that the basic principle of the joint action of the opposition should be to change in state's current policy of EU membership having no alternative, and establishing instead of a policy of protection of Serbia's state and national interests.

When asked whether DSS' proposal was acceptable, the SNS deputy leader said that his party was waiting for answers and that he did not wish to make conclusions beforehand.

“We're not going public with any kind of blackmails. We don't want to blackmail DSS or any other party in any way,“ Vučić explained.

He also stated that it was the amount of power had by parties in Serbia today was public knowledge.

“Just like nobody wants to give up on their ideas, we will always try to find a compromise. We like agreements, not blackmails. I'm convinced that DSS will not want to blackmail us,“ he added.

The deputy SNS leader said that his party's intention was not to unite all in Serbia's political scene, but that they would try to establish the least common denominator in the combat against the government.

“We think that the least common denominator is that we have a bad criminal government, which we must replace. We must find a way for to do it. We are ready to move within these frameworks. We do not want to change the manifesto of the DSS just like we won't allow someone to change the SNS program,“ he stressed.

Vučić denied allegations of his party's political adversaries that SNS was "gathering criminals" by talking cooperation with fugitive tycoon Bogoljub Karić's Serbian Strength Movement (PSS), and stated that his party was never in coalition with PSS, "unlike Democratic Party (DS)".