Belgrade Media Report 12 June
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: “War coalition” to create us many problems (Tanjug)
• Djuric: Serb list receives most probably ten seats (RTS)
• Drecun: There will be no room for Albanians to cheat (RTS)
• Vucic: Serbia building new image toward West and East (Tanjug/B92)
• Kopac: EU still has not made a decision in procedure against Serbia over Russia gas (Beta)
• Less than 12.000 Albanians live in Bujanovac (Politika)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• PIC demands changes to Election Law (Vecernji list)
• Inzko commenting on political situation in the country (Nezavisne)
• SDA is most responsible for crisis in Federation (Dnevni avaz)
• Izetbegovic: I will not let Radoncic have B&H (Nezavisne)
• Dodik, Preda meet to discuss European road of B&H (RTRS)
• RS officials strongly react to Zvizdic’s letter to Mogherini (Nezavisne)
Croatia
• Parliament confirms new ministers (Jutarnji list)
• Trump accepts Croatian President’s invitation to attend Summit in Poland (T portal)
fYROM
• Mogherini tells Zaev: If reforms are implemented, the EU is ready to respond (Meta)
• Merkel to Zaev: You have Germany’s support and we’ll be seeing you on 12 July (Meta)
• Zaev to EU Ambassadors: We will cooperate with the opposition, the president and NGOs (Meta)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Vucic Set to Skip Opening of Montenegro’s Serbian House (BIRN)
Read More →Petrović: SLS has at least one mandate (KIM radio)
President of Independent Liberal Party (SLS) Slobodan Petrović told KIM radio that his party has at least one MP, and added that he was not satisfied with the results. -We have expected a much better result; however, if we take into account the fact that the campaign and the Election Day were unlike anything before, […]
Read More →“EU forcing Serbia to give up Kosovo and join Cold War” (B92)
The EU is pushing its enlargement policy into background; the strengthening of the front toward Russia and of investors’ interests will follow in the Balkans. At the same time, Serbia is “expected to give up Kosovo,” Left Party member of the German parliament Sevim Dagdelen has told Deutsche Welle. “The EU is in such a […]
Read More →Constitutional Court overturns appointment of Supreme Court president (Kallxo)
Kosovo’s Constitutional Court has overturned appointment of Enver Peci to head the Supreme Court and called on the judicial council to launch a new hiring process. The decision came after Valdete Daka, currently head of the Central Election Commission (CEC), submitted a complaint to the Constitutional Court claiming that Peci’s appointment was marred with irregularities.
Read More →Vucic: War Coalition in Pristina will create lots of problems (B92)
We want to have serious dialogue with Albanians, but they must know that we also wish to preserve the interests of Serbs and Serbia in Kosovo and Metohija. President Aleksandar Vucic said this on Monday, a day after early parliamentary elections in Kosovo. “The so-called war or veteran coalition, which has won most votes in […]
Read More →Elections in Kosovo – the coalition “PAN” 34.6 per cent, the Serbian List the fourth force (RTS)
According to preliminary results of Kosovo’s Central Elections Commission, a sample of 91 per cent of processed votes, the coalition gathered around Ramush Haradinaj won 34.6 per cent of the vote in the early parliamentary elections in Kosovo. With 35,252 votes, counted so far, the Serbian List takes the fourth place among the parties, said […]
Read More →Albania hails Kosovo election (Koha)
Albanian Foreign Ministry hailed Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Kosovo as an “expression of free will in a fair and competitive process”. In a statement, the foreign ministry expressed trust that new Kosovo institutions would be formed soon “in line with the expressed will and the country’s constitution in order to address priorities, needs and challenges […]
Read More →Alternativa: We are not considering cooperation with any other coalition (Klan Kosova)
Mimoza Kusari-Lila, Mayor of Gjakova/Djakovica and leader of Alternativa which ran under a coalition with the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) and the New Kosovo Alliance (AKR), thanked the people of Kosovo for democratic elections and assured her voters that their will would be respected. She said Alternativa would remain in the pre-election coalition with […]
Read More →Conditional and mailed votes to be counted today (Telegrafi)
The Counts and Results Centre (CRC) announced that conditional and mailed ballots will be counted in the course of today, said coordinator Burim Ahmetaj. He said that the Central Election Commission (CEC) has counted the votes from all polling stations but that not all the material has reached the Counts and Results Centre. “We are […]
Read More →Mustafa: LDK will analyse results in the coming days
Leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), Isa Mustafa, wrote on his Facebook page that his party would analyse and reflect on the election results in the coming days but that it will take no decision before the results are certified by the Central Election Commission (CEC). “I thank all those who gave their […]
Read More →Surroi: Majority of citizens in favor of liberation from Pronto Clan (Koha)
Publicist Veton Surroi, in a Facebook post, commented on the results of the 11 June parliamentary elections. “Yesterday we witnessed a European vote by the people of Kosovo. The majority of the citizens of Kosovo, led by the spirit of principle and determination of Vetevendosje, declared themselves in favor of liberating the country from the […]
Read More →Kosovo Ex-Warriors and Vetevendosje Celebrate Elections Results (Balkan Insight)
While the Central Election Commission has yet to announce official election results, the main ‘war wing’ coalition and opposition party Vetevendosje are celebrating their results in central Pristina. http://bit.ly/2se4Q2l
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