The ruling Democratic Party (DS) denied on Thursday they were attempting to create a two-party system in Serbia. DS Vice President Jelena Trivan said her party was not working to this end with the opposition Serb Progressive Party (SNS) – a fear that was voiced by the Democrats’ partners from the current government, the Socialists (SPS).
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Democrats “willing to back reshuffle”
January 10th, 2011 |
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A ruling Democratic Party (DS) vice-president says any possible government reshuffle “requires the consensus of all partners”. But Jelena Trivan noted that DS was “willing to back all necessary changes to the government, including removal of those who failed to achieve their goals”.
Democrats: Voting glitch, but no irregularities
December 20th, 2010 |
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One of the newly-elected deputy presidents of the ruling Democrats (DS) says the party election held over the weekend was not flawed. Jelena Trivan told B92 TV late on Sunday that “there was no scandal” during the party assembly in Belgrade, “because there were no irregularities”.
Tadić: Democrats to stay on EU path
December 18th, 2010 |
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Democratic Party (DS) leader Boris Tadić has stated that his party will not abandon the EU path.
He said at the DS Election Convention in Belgrade that the DS had launched a campaign for strong and European Serbia in 2007 and that this path should never be abandoned.
Democrats shoot down PM speculation
December 13th, 2010 |
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Ruling Democratic Party (DS) spokesperson Jelena Trivan dismissed on Monday speculation that Serbia’s Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković would step down. “Both the Democratic Party and President (Boris) Tadić are satisfied with the work and results shown by Prime Minister Cvetković, who is doing his job conscientiously and responsibly in these difficult times, and he has our absolute support in this,†Trivan told Tanjug.
Democrats lose majority in K. Mitrovica
October 25th, 2010 |
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The Democratic Party (DS) and the coalition gathered around them no longer have a majority in the city assembly of Kosovska Mitrovica. After the early municipal elections in this Kosovo town in May, DS and their partners had 16 councilors, while the Serb Progressives (SNS) and DSS parties won 14 assembly seats.
Democrats to kleptocrats
October 8th, 2010 |
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Which are the best- and worst-run countries in Africa?
ONCE again Africa’s worthiest and perhaps happiest countries are offshore, according to Mo Ibrahim’s latest measure of all-round governance, which scrutinised data gathered last year. The yardsticks applied by Mr Ibrahim, a Sudanese-born telecoms magnate and philanthropist, judge countries on a mix of four main criteria: “safety and the rule of law” (looking at the murder rate and corruption, among other things); “participation and human rights” (the little matter of being able to chuck out a bad government peacefully); “sustainable economic opportunity” (including such things as fiscal management, free markets and inflation); and “human development” (in essence, education and health care). For more on the index of African governance, see article.
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Obama warns against apathy by Democrats
September 29th, 2010 |
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On his latest cross-country trip U.S. President Obama has ramped up his response to criticisms by opposition Republicans of his handling of the U.S. economy. Mr. Obama is trying to re-energize the base of his Democratic party ahead of midterm congressional elections in November that could bring big gains for Republicans.
“Democrats, Progressives, very similar”
September 27th, 2010 |
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A spokesman for the DSS party says that their fellow opposition Progressives (SNS), and the ruling Democrats (DS), “have a lot in common”. Petar Petković spoke during a news conference in Belgrade on Monday, and said the two parties were similar because of their position regarding the EU.
“Democrats look to get rid of small parties”
September 22nd, 2010 |
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The ruling Democrats (DS) “wouldn’t mind” forming a coalition with the opposition SNS after the next elections, says a Belgrade daily. Blic writes that this move would allow Democrats to “get rid of small parties”, that it is currently allied with.
Democrats: Serbia isn’t blackmailed
August 24th, 2010 |
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A spokeswoman for the ruling Democrats (DS) rejected on Tuesday media speculations that German FM Guido Westerwelle is coming to Belgrade with an offer.
That offer, said reports, was accelerated EU integration in exchange for a softer Serbian UN General Assembly resolution on Kosovo.
Democrats Dash Google, Verizon Network Neutrality Plan
August 17th, 2010 |
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Four U.S. Democrats in Congress bashed the network neutrality plan put forth by Google and Verizon, which called for separate rules for wireline and wireless Internet services. – Four members of U.S. Congress banded together to attack the network
neutrality plan put forth by Google and Verizon, a proposal so contentious that
parties from all over the Web have weighed in to denounce it.
Democratic Reps. Edward Markey, Anna Eshoo, Mike Doyle and Jay Inslee wrote
in a lette…
Opposition party accuses Democrats
August 16th, 2010 |
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Opposition SNS deputy leader Aleksandar VuÄić has accused ruling Democrats (DS) of conducting a “brutal, wanton and unfounded media campaign†against his party. VuÄić specifically named Serbian president’s advisers NebojÅ¡a Krstić and Jasmina Stojanov, and accused them of exerting influence on the media in Serbia.
Democrats deny early elections rumors
August 5th, 2010 |
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A spokeswoman for the ruling Democrats (DS) denied on Wednesday that there were plans to call early parliamentary elections in the country. The opposition SNS party yesterday said they had learned the elections would be held next year.
Daily: Democrats to pick new NBS chief
March 30th, 2010 |
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G17 Plus, whose official held the position of NBS governor so far, looks likely to let the Democrats (DS) pick the next central bank chief. This speculation comes in the wake of Radovan JelaÅ¡ić’s resignation last week.
72% of Democrats, 84% of Republicans and 80% of Independents Think the Economy Could Collapse
March 23rd, 2010 |
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A new national telephone poll conducted by Opinion Dynamics Corp. for Fox News concludes:Most American voters believe it’s possible the nation’s economy could collapse, and majorities don’t think elected officials in Washington have ideas for fix…
First-ever win for Democrats in Kosovo
November 30th, 2009 |
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For the first time since Serbia introduced a multiparty system in the early 1990s, the Democratic Party (DS) has won in a Kosovo municipality. Local elections organized by the government in Belgrade were held on Sunday in Leposavić, in the north of the province, with DS taking 35 percent of the vote, according to preliminary results.