BELGRADE -- The opposition SNS party on Thursday in Belgrade marked its patron saint day with a reception and an optimistic note sounded by its leader, Tomislav Nikolić.
BELGRADE -- The opposition SNS party on Thursday in Belgrade marked its patron saint day with a reception and an optimistic note sounded by its leader, Tomislav Nikolić.
Source: B92, Tanjug
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The party - which emerged three years ago after splitting from the Serb Radicals (SRS) - was founded "in the most difficult time", according to its leader, and instead of "sinking" - grew to be "the largest Serb family".
Nikolić said the SNS "carried great responsibility, and was not afraid of it".
Although yet to be tested in parliamentary elections, the SNS has ranked as one of the country's most popular parties in successive opinion polls.
Nikolić stated today that he expected Serbia to hold parliamentary elections "by this time next year - perhaps even presidential, if the president realizes that he no longer belongs there".
Asked whether he saw himself as the country's next president or prime minister, the SNS leader said that depended on which elections took place first.
He also commented on a recent statement made by SPS leader Ivica Dačić that the Progressives were "talking to the Democrats", to say that he last met with Serbian President and DS leader Boris Tadić in April, and that "this is the level at which he would talk".
The reception was attended by SNS officials and the party's coalition partners, including NS party leader Velimir Ilić, as well as DSS President Vojislav Koštunica. Officials of the SPS and the Pensioners Party (PUPS), who are part of the ruling coalition, were also there, as was the former commander of the MUP Gendarmerie, Goran Radisavljević Guri.
Moma Čolaković, who currently serves as MP from the PUPS list, said he showed up out of respect for Nikolić and his party, but that there were no negotiations about future coalitions yet.
However, he did not reject the possibility that such talks might take place.
"We are glad that the SNS has a program related to social justice, and if negotiations happen that will be the main topic, especially when it comes to the role of pensioners," said Čolaković.
Only when you regard a prison cell as a synonym for Greater Serbia.
(Enough "Greater Crap"..., 27 October 2011 21:57)
Sorry to disappoint you but we now have the BRIC countries helping the EU out of this mess. BRIC stands for Brazil, Russia, India and China and there is no US or US of A or America amongst those them.
(sj, 27 October 2011 23:54)
Lets see who the king makers are. I suspect Nikolic will be in the government next year but he'll be outsmarted and won't be Prime Minister. He might be lucky enough to become President.
(Zoran, 27 October 2011 21:16)
SCP UK kinda swines won't stop Toma to lead Serbia out of the tonnel. Yes his hungerstrike did not look very persuasive. I guess it was his second big mistake after SAA Agreement protests. And this is why B92 and other Western mass media paid so much attention to the strike. Those guys have no mercy and they take no prisoners. But the two mistakes are in the past and hopefully this time Serbs won't trade their independence and elect a real Serbian. Be it one of the two Voislavs or Toma or Dodik or anybody who loves Novi Sad more than Stuttgart.
(rote kapelle, 27 October 2011 20:13)
Don't be so sure mr Nikolic. After your hungerstrike many serbs question your ability to lead Serbia. My absolute favorite is mr Dodid. Let's see if we can change some laws and make him the president of a unified greater Serbia.
(MikeC, 27 October 2011 19:21)
Yes and you will send Serbia down the same highway to hell that Tadic has started already. A man who betrayed his former party only to create a new one and change his political views overnight is definately not to be trusted, the Serbian people must wake up to the fact that this swine cannot and will not save Serbia.
(SCP UK, 27 October 2011 18:34)
Don't be so sure mr Nikolic. After your hungerstrike many serbs question your ability to lead Serbia. My absolute favorite is mr Dodid. Let's see if we can change some laws and make him the president of a unified greater Serbia.
(MikeC, 27 October 2011 19:21)
Yes and you will send Serbia down the same highway to hell that Tadic has started already. A man who betrayed his former party only to create a new one and change his political views overnight is definately not to be trusted, the Serbian people must wake up to the fact that this swine cannot and will not save Serbia.
(SCP UK, 27 October 2011 18:34)
Lets see who the king makers are. I suspect Nikolic will be in the government next year but he'll be outsmarted and won't be Prime Minister. He might be lucky enough to become President.
(Zoran, 27 October 2011 21:16)
SCP UK kinda swines won't stop Toma to lead Serbia out of the tonnel. Yes his hungerstrike did not look very persuasive. I guess it was his second big mistake after SAA Agreement protests. And this is why B92 and other Western mass media paid so much attention to the strike. Those guys have no mercy and they take no prisoners. But the two mistakes are in the past and hopefully this time Serbs won't trade their independence and elect a real Serbian. Be it one of the two Voislavs or Toma or Dodik or anybody who loves Novi Sad more than Stuttgart.
(rote kapelle, 27 October 2011 20:13)
Only when you regard a prison cell as a synonym for Greater Serbia.
(Enough "Greater Crap"..., 27 October 2011 21:57)
Sorry to disappoint you but we now have the BRIC countries helping the EU out of this mess. BRIC stands for Brazil, Russia, India and China and there is no US or US of A or America amongst those them.
(sj, 27 October 2011 23:54)
Don't be so sure mr Nikolic. After your hungerstrike many serbs question your ability to lead Serbia. My absolute favorite is mr Dodid. Let's see if we can change some laws and make him the president of a unified greater Serbia.
(MikeC, 27 October 2011 19:21)
Yes and you will send Serbia down the same highway to hell that Tadic has started already. A man who betrayed his former party only to create a new one and change his political views overnight is definately not to be trusted, the Serbian people must wake up to the fact that this swine cannot and will not save Serbia.
(SCP UK, 27 October 2011 18:34)
SCP UK kinda swines won't stop Toma to lead Serbia out of the tonnel. Yes his hungerstrike did not look very persuasive. I guess it was his second big mistake after SAA Agreement protests. And this is why B92 and other Western mass media paid so much attention to the strike. Those guys have no mercy and they take no prisoners. But the two mistakes are in the past and hopefully this time Serbs won't trade their independence and elect a real Serbian. Be it one of the two Voislavs or Toma or Dodik or anybody who loves Novi Sad more than Stuttgart.
(rote kapelle, 27 October 2011 20:13)
Lets see who the king makers are. I suspect Nikolic will be in the government next year but he'll be outsmarted and won't be Prime Minister. He might be lucky enough to become President.
(Zoran, 27 October 2011 21:16)
Only when you regard a prison cell as a synonym for Greater Serbia.
(Enough "Greater Crap"..., 27 October 2011 21:57)
Sorry to disappoint you but we now have the BRIC countries helping the EU out of this mess. BRIC stands for Brazil, Russia, India and China and there is no US or US of A or America amongst those them.
(sj, 27 October 2011 23:54)