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Governing coalition selects presidential candidate | 21:32 |
Beta
BELGRADE -- Tuesday – Dragoljub Micunovic has agreed to run as the
governing coalition’s candidate in November’s elections for Serbian
president.
The announcement was made after a meeting of the DOS coalition in
Belgrade tonight.
A statement said the coalition leadership unanimously supported
Micunovic’s candidacy.
Press reports suggest the Democratic Centre leader may have set a
number of conditions before he agreed to stand, including a
government reshuffle.
Jovanovic backs Micunovic for president | 20:04 | Beta
VALJEVO -- Tuesday – Deputy Prime Minister Cedomir Jovanovic has expressed his support for Dragoljub Micunovic’s candidacy for Serbian president, ahead of this evening’s meeting of the governing coalition.
“I would like Dragoljub Micunovic to be the DOS candidate because, among other things, he is the man capable of securing a political atmosphere in the country that would suit both the ruling coalition and the democratic opposition,” Jovanovic told a press conference in Valjevo.
Micunovic is expected to decide tonight whether he will accept the candidacy for November’s elections for Serbian president.
Jovanovic insisted there would be no parliamentary or local election before the end of 2004.
Micunovic sets conditions for candidacy | 16:07 | B92
BELGRADE -- Tuesday – Democratic Centre leader Dragoljub Micunovic has set a number of conditions for his acceptance of the DOS coalition’s nomination for the Serbian presidency, B92 has learnt today.
B92’s source said that these conditions included unity in the coalition and changes to the Serbian Government line-up.
The same source says that there are serious issues involved which don’t leave much room for negotiation ahead of tonight’s DOS presidency meeting which is to discuss the issue.
Rural Party leader to stand in election | 15:52 | Beta
BELGRADE -- Tuesday – The leader of the National Rural Party, Marijan Risticevic, has announced his candidacy for the Serbian presidential election on November 16.
He said that the party would begin today to collect the ten thousand voter signatures required for him to stand.
He also announced that he would consider withdrawing his nomination in support of the DOS coalition or opposition candidate.
Elections “will succeed” says Natasa Micic | 12:21 | RTS
BELGRADE -- Tuesday – Serbian Parliament Speaker Natasa Micic said last night that the November 16 elections will succeed, despite the previous two failed attempts to elect a Serbian president.
“If the elections fail, they’ll be repeated within sixty days,” said Micic, who as Parliament speaker has been acting president since the beginning of this year.
“I believe that the elections will succeed, they must succeed,” she said, adding that a new constitution for Serbia is also a priority “because of the promises given before the elections and because of reforms”.
Speaking to state media, Micic said that the time had come for building bridges.
“It is time for us all to come to our senses, to rally round the priorities and elect a democratic president regardless of whether his policies are different from those of the government,” she added.
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