Protests in Serbia Archive
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      ODRAZ B92, Belgrade                             Daily News Service

      Odraz B92 vesti (by 10 PM), April 30, 1997

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      NEWS BY 10 PM

        Pesic on Havel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21
        Radicals on Milosevic  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  25
        Djindjic and Vojvodina Coalition On Presidential Candidates   41
  15    Russians on Milosevic  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  49
        Americans on Milosevic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  56
        GSS Meets SDA  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  64

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      NEWS BY 10 PM
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      PESIC ON HAVEL

      The president of the Civil Alliance of Serbia, Vesna Pesic, in
      Prague on Wednesday said that Czech President Vaclav Havel
      supported Zajedno and the democratic forces in Serbia.


  25  RADICALS ON MILOSEVIC

      The deputy president of the Serbian Radical Party (SRS), Tomislav
      Nikolic, on Wednesday said that his party would like Slobodan
      Milosevic to run for President again, so that Vojislav Seselj
      could beat him.

  30  ``But Milosevic's candidacy is forbidden by the constitution,''
      said Mr Nikolic, ``According to the constitution, Milosevic may be
      a candidate a hundred times, but can be elected only twice. If he
      respects the constitution, he will not stand.''

      The president of the SRS, Vojislav Seselj said that Milorad
  35  Vucelic could be the presidential candidate of the Socialist Party
      of Serbia. ``The SPS has realized the damage done to it by the
      Yugoslav Left,'' said Mr Seselj, ``So the Socialists are keeping
      the Left out of the public eye, and taking the least painful step.
      They are looking for temporary solutions, such as Zoran Djindjic
  40  (the leader of the Democratic Party).''


      DJINDJIC AND VOJVODINA COALITION ON PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES

      The Vojvodina Coalition's Dragan Veselinov and Zajedno's Zoran
      Djindjic on Wednesday discussed the current situation in Serbia
      and the forthcoming elections. A statement from the Vojvodina
  45  coalition said that the two leaders had discussed electoral
      conditions, electoral units, the media situation, democratic
      changes to the system in Serbia and potential presidential
      candidates.


      RUSSIANS ON MILOSEVIC

  50  The Russian state news agency, ITAR-TASS, on Wednesday reported
      that Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic may stand again,
      speculating that he could pass another lex specialis for that
      purpose. The agency said that everything depended on
      interpretations of the Serbian consitution, and that Milosevic
  55  could possibly extend his mandate for another two years.


      AMERICANS ON MILOSEVIC

      American media have widely reported the current speculation about
      a third term for Slobodan Milosevic. American National Radio on
      Wednesday reported the first bitter reactions of the Zajedno
  60  coalition and warnings from legal experts that another Milosevic
      candidacy would violate the constitution. CNN commented that
      Milosevic was providing a new distraction for his rivals to waste
      their time on.


      GSS MEETS SDA

  65  Representatives of the Civic Alliance of Serbia (GSS) and the
      Party for Democratic Action (SDA) from Sandzak, (a Serbian
      province, mostly populated by Muslims) met in Belgrade on
      Wednesday. The two parties exchanged views on the current
      political situation in Serbia, defined common aims in their
  70  parties' platforms and agreed to cooperate during this electoral
      year.

      Prepared by: Goran Dimitrijevic
      Edited by: Steve Agnew

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