Serbia to hold early elections to boost ‘legitimacy for reform’ / Serbia votes in snap parliamentary elections

Serbia was set to hold early parliamentary elections on the 16 March 2014, to coincide with local elections in Belgrade. The EU accession talks, which Serbia started in 2014l was expected to feature high in the campaign, according to EurActiv on the 28 January 2014.

Features discuss the issues in the election campaign and predict the results.

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ESO: Background information: Serbia begins EU membership talks in Brussels http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-president-barroso-meets-serbian-prime-minister-dacic-serbia-begins-eu-membership-talks-in-brussels/

EurActiv, 14.03.14: Populism rules as Serbians go to polls http://www.euractiv.com/enlargement/populism-rules-serbians-go-polls-news-534134

ESO: Background information: Serbian parliamentary election, 2014 http://www.europeansources.info/record/serbian-parliamentary-election-2014/

BBC News, 15.03.14: Promises of reform and recovery give rise to hope in Serbian polls http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26579554

Deutsche Welle, 16.03.14: Serbia votes in snap parliamentary elections http://dw.de/p/1BQSa

Jutarnji List, 30.01.14: Warmonger wants to be next Serbian PM http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE137483-Warmonger-wants-to-be-next-Serbian-PM

Večer, 14.03.14: Serbia still divided (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE140083-Serbia-still-divided

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