Sociologist Dario Hajric, assessing a part of Aleksandar Vucic's speech at the SNS Main Committee on Kosovo, said that he (Vucic) prepares the ground for a new initiative to be taken, regional broadcaster N1 reports.

He adds that there will probably be a turning point in Kosovo's politics, but he thinks that this will not happen behind the scenes.

The Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) has decided that all municipal councils of the DSS should break local coalitions with the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), reports Serbian media.

DSS President Milos Jovanovic told reporters that the coalition with the Progressives was broken up in 14 municipalities.

A Serbian opposition MP’s open letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin drew fierce reactions from the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) which claimed that he made death threats against President Aleksandar Vucic.

In his letter, MP Slavisa Ristic drew parallels between Vucic and the late Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic who was assassinated in 2003 which SNS officials interpreted as a death threat.

Leader of Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) Milos Jovanovic said that “Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) came to the power through Jarinje, and would leave after they hand over Kosovo,” BETA news agency reported.

Jovanovic added that SNS is heading towards “a high treason” and surrender of Kosovo, while Caslav Koprivica, member of the DSS Political Board said “the intention of the Serbian authorities and the West” is to put an end to the Kosovo issue.

Deputy President of Peoples’ Party, Sanda Raskovic Ivic requested yesterday that the state urgently distance itself from the crime that replaced Serbian institutions in Kosovo, Serbian media reported.

According to the Serbian media, Raskovic-Ivic also requested that the Serbian Government Office for Kosovo Director Marko Djuric submits resignation and to be replaced with a French humanitarian Arnaud Gouillon, as well as to establish an Assembly Committee that would deal with the circumstances of a murder of Oliver Ivanovic.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns a series of threats and verbal attacks by pro-government media against four journalists on social networks in recent days, in the run-up to local elections in Belgrade and two other municipalities, and calls on the authorities to punish those responsible.

See more at:https://rsf.org/en/news/verbal-attacks-journalists-pro-government-serb-media

Asked by the Insajder journalist about the role played by Milan Radojicic in the Serbian Progressive Party, since Ramush Haradinaj, the Prime Minister of Kosovo, mentioned him as a person with whom he talked from the Serb side, a member of the SNS Presidency, Nebojsa Stefanovic, said that he (Radojicic) has no role in the party, Insajder portal published on Monday.

Serbian Minster of Foreign Affairs and leader of the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) Ivica Dacic said yesterday he is pleased with the results of the local elections (that took place in five Serbian municipalities) and he would like to have an extraordinary parliamentary elections, Danas daily reported.

Speaking for the RTS main news edition, Dacic said that SPS have achieved an extraordinary results at this elections in a coalition with the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) in the municipalities of Pecinci, Negotin and Kostolac.

Serbia needs cooperation with NATO for the sake of security of Serbs in Kosovo, says Miroslav Lazanski, Serbian media reported.

This member of the Serbian Assembly from the ruling SNS and Politika daily columnist stressed that he was "yet to see a single statement, including from NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg, about Serbia having to join NATO."

Ruling SNS party leader and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic "does not share the majority opinion in the SNS on (early parliamentary) elections."

This is what SNS official and Serbian Presidency's Secretary General, Nikola Selakovic has told RTS.

According to Selakovic, Vucic will "think hard" and then present his stance on the issue "in ten days to two weeks' time".

"Knowing him, it will not be in the interest of the SNS, but in the interest of Serbia, the state, and the people," said Selakovic.