CIAO DATE: 02/2010
November 2009
Austrian National Defence Academy
The May 2008 elections in Serbia showed that the majority of the voters opted for European integration. However, difficulties in forming the government in the period after the elections proved that Serbian society is still highly divided. The polarization between pro-Europeans and traditionalists became so intense that it provided a coalition potential to Milošević’s Socialist Party of Serbia that even they did not expect. After an exhausting period of negotiations the Socialists decided to join the pro-European bloc, for the time-being.
Resource link: Serbia - Stepping into Calmer or Rougher Waters? [PDF] - 179K