Serbia politics

Bojan Klacar

Inserted 2 years ago

“Ponos [Zdravko Ponos] is a candidate of the center-right and it seems that the opposition wanted to find an individual that can be a good candidate for what's considered the political mainstream in Serbia, which leans more to the right. The opposition wants to send a message that Zdravko Ponos isn't someone who will diverge dramatically from the desires of the average voter in Serbia.”

Rferl

Political analyst from the Centre for Free Elections and Democracy

01 Apr 2022 3 3

Olivér Várhelyi

Inserted 2 years ago

“In today's referendum voters supported the change of the Constitution to reinforce judicial independence. I welcome this important step and commitment to EU path. We will continue to work with Serbian authorities on ambitious reform agenda, advancing EU integration.”

Europeanwesternbalkans

European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement

16 Jan 2022 4 3

Marija Ignjatijevic

Inserted 2 years ago

“Most of [Serbia's] planning and strategic documents remain hidden from the public eye or are non-existent. Military budget increases are made 'ad hoc' in accordance with foreign policy interests. Moreover, the Serbian Armed Forces and armament are constantly misused in pompous nationally broadcast exercises and parades, followed by tabloid outlet campaigns - in order to consolidate power and gain more votes, but also to score in geostrategic games.”

Aljazeera

Researcher at the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy

06 Oct 2021 2 4

Dragan Djilas

Inserted 2 years ago

“The proposal we received is not acceptable for the citizens of Serbia, because it does not contain clear mechanisms that would enable respect for the law, the implementation of which is necessary for us to have free elections.”

Balkaninsight

Head of the Party of Freedom and Justice and former Belgrade mayor

08 Sep 2021 2 3

Srdan Cvijić

Inserted 2 years ago

“Vulin's statements look like a not-so-washed-up version of the policy of Greater Serbia on the borders of Karlovac – Karlobag – Virovitica, which was propagated in the 1990s by Vojislav Šešelj, political father of the current President of Serbia. We all know what misfortune this politics brought to peoples of Yugoslavia, including the Serbs, so it is normal that such statements by the Minister of the Interior cause unrest among Serbia's neighbours in the region, but also strengthen nationalists in their ranks. Vulin fits perfectly into the role of a political chameleon, who went from the conceited Che Guevara, a member of the Yugoslav United Left led by the wife of dictator Slobodan Milošević, to his current version of a Serbia nationalist particularly fascinated by uniforms. The phrase 'Serbian World' is used as a counter-argument by some in the opposition, who accuse SNS [Serbian Progressive Party] and Serbian President Vučić of being ready for a compromise, according to which Serbia will, on one way or another, accept Kosovo's independence.”

Europeanwesternbalkans

Senior Analyst at the Open Society European Policy Institute in Brussels

20 Jul 2021 11 3

Edin Djerlek

Inserted 3 years ago

“We are not part of the government and we do not have a coalition with the ruling SNS [Serbian Progressive Party] party but we agreed with SNS that we will be partners in the national assembly and stay independent. Our ideology [of the Justice and Conciliation Party] and programme are different from the ruling SNS. We will be independent; in terms that we will support what is good and supportive for people in Sandzak and generally in Serbia. However, we will not support policies which are not good for people in Sandzak and people in Serbia.”

Balkaninsight

General Secretary of the Justice and Conciliation Party (SPP)

04 Jan 2021 5 2

Medin Halilovic

Inserted 3 years ago

“Zukorlic has been trying to get closer to the central government for a long time and he has been openly supporting the government. Finally, he became the part of the government when he was elected deputy speaker of the Serbian National Assembly. Both [Zukorlic in the Sandzak and Ramzan Kadyrov in Chechnya] control local politics with the help of the central government. The Serbian government always picks one politician and uses him or her in its best interests. Zukorlic is the last example of this strategy. You can see Zukorlic on national TV channels every day. The pro-government media support him and, in return, he supports the policies of the government.”

Balkaninsight

Journalist in Novi Pazar (Serbia)

04 Jan 2021 4 2

Dobrica Veselinovic

Inserted 3 years ago

“I see this huge potential in citizens. There are these blooming civil society movements in Serbia and the region that are connected and we are cooperating. On the other hand, there is a very harsh response from the governments to that. We are very keen to work with other actors in the region because it is a kind of domino effect. We saw the recent changes in Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Political elites are communicating and learning from each other, so we also must learn more from each other in the future.”

Europeanwesternbalkans

Serbian activist from Don’t Let Belgrade D(r)own initiative

20 Nov 2020 4 5

Florian Bieber

Inserted 3 years ago

“There are some indications that Vucic is putting more space between himself and Russia. I would not think this to be a long-term move but more a tactical shift. [Vucic] needed it [distance himself from Russia] after the flawed elections and democratic backsliding. A more pro-Western 'look' helps him get support that can cover up these deficiencies.”

Rferl

Professor at the University of Graz and member of the Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG)

10 Nov 2020 2 3

Cvijetin Milivojevic

Inserted 3 years ago

“The new government without Ivica Dacic cannot be considered a government in which there is a strong Russian player. Certainly Moscow is not pleased by that.”

Rferl

Belgrade-based political commentator

10 Nov 2020 2 4

Vedran Džihić

Inserted 3 years ago

“The essence is that in the heart of the regime of Aleksandar Vučić, not only is there no political will, but there is not a shred of enthusiasm for anything that the Treaty on the European Union defines in Article Two as basic democratic and liberal values of the EU. What motivates the regime to maintain the facade of Europeanization is nothing but the mere fact that the EU members and the Union itself, and not Russia and China, are the largest trading partners, largest investors and largest donors of aid to Serbia. This has been shown during the COVID-19 pandemic. And the regime knows that without all these means, many of which are disappearing, similar to, say, in Hungary, in the pockets of structures and people close to the regime, it cannot be sustained.”

Europeanwesternbalkans

Senior Researcher with the Austrian Institute for International Affairs and a lecturer at the University of Vienna

28 Aug 2020 4 4

Goran Vesić

Inserted 3 years ago

“For example Vienna has Belgrade Square, but we do not have a Vienna Street, Brussels has a Belgrade Street, but we do not have a Brussels Street. It is time to show respect to those who respect our city and our country, and not to be masochists and to have streets named after areas where everything reminiscent of Serbianness has been erased. The streets of Belgrade should above all be a way to show respect to people to whom our country is indebted and to friendly countries and peoples, as well as for those to whom humanity is indebted. That is why we will continue to change the names of all the streets named after those who no longer have ties to Serbia, as well as areas where anything that comes from Serbia is not welcome”

Balkaninsight

Deputy mayor of Belgrade

27 Jul 2020 (approx) 1 2

Nemanja Rujevic

Inserted 3 years ago

“Previous protests in Serbia have shown that the government can tolerate several months of peaceful demonstrations by several thousand people - as long as it controls the media narrative”

Aljazeera

Serbian journalist based in Bonn (Germany)

11 Jul 2020 0 4

Aleksandar Vucic

Inserted 3 years ago

“I would like us to be smart enough and to know that it's not always the territorial issue that's the most important. It's important, no doubt. But it cannot be more important ... than the values, than the virtue, than the language and the culture.”

Politico

Serbian president

04 Jul 2020 (approx) 2 3

Eric Gordy

Inserted 3 years ago

“There's absolutely no uncertainty about what the result will be at all. It's another series of elections [Vucic's] government has called under conditions in which they know that they will win and so, they are seeking to expand their mandate to further weaken the opposition and they'll succeed in that. There's an absolute monopoly over control of information. The majority of all political news is about him [Vucic].”

Aljazeera

Professor at UCL's School of Slavonic and East European Studies

20 Jun 2020 1 3

Bosko Obradovic

Inserted 3 years ago

“For eight years, someone has been violating the constitution, destroying all state institutions and in every way manipulating, humiliating and insulting the people and the state. We are protesting because we will not tolerate it anymore.”

Balkaninsight

Dveri movement president

08 May 2020 2 4

Bojan Klacar

Inserted 4 years ago

“A faster election suits the ruling party more because they were the only ones visible during the state of emergency and can more easily organise election activities, while … the opposition is a little more comfortable with a later election, as they will get an opportunity to consolidate and get voters accustomed to circumstances other than COVID-19”

Balkaninsight

Political analyst from the Centre for Free Elections and Democracy

06 May 2020 (approx) 0 4

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“In today's referendum voters supported the change of the Constitution to reinforce judicial independence. I welcome this important step and commitment to EU path. We will continue to work with Serbian authorities on ambitious reform agenda, advancing EU integration.”

“The proposal we received is not acceptable for the citizens of Serbia, because it does not contain clear mechanisms that would enable respect for the law, the implementation of which is necessary for us to have free elections.”

“The new government without Ivica Dacic cannot be considered a government in which there is a strong Russian player. Certainly Moscow is not pleased by that.”

“Previous protests in Serbia have shown that the government can tolerate several months of peaceful demonstrations by several thousand people - as long as it controls the media narrative”

“I would like us to be smart enough and to know that it's not always the territorial issue that's the most important. It's important, no doubt. But it cannot be more important ... than the values, than the virtue, than the language and the culture.”

“For eight years, someone has been violating the constitution, destroying all state institutions and in every way manipulating, humiliating and insulting the people and the state. We are protesting because we will not tolerate it anymore.”

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