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• Jun 13, 2008: New parliament holds first session, B92 (2008) The mandates of all 250 MPs elected at the May 11 elections have been verified at today's constitutive session of parliament.
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• May 26, 2008: Serb Nationalists Reach Belgrade Govt Deal, Balkaninsight.com (2008) In this article Serbian nationalist parties say they have reached a power-sharing deal in Belgrade’s city government.
• May 23, 2008: Q&A: Serbian election, BBC (2008) Serbs head for the polls on 21 January in the first parliamentary election since the break-up of the union with Montenegro in June 2006. Commentators see this as the most critical election since the fall of Slobodan Milosevic in 2000, as the outcome could affect Serbia's candidacy for the European Union.
• May 23, 2008: 'Tremendous turnout' in Serbian presidential vote, Earthtimes.org (2008) This article is about the Sunday elections in Serbia, where nationalist Tomislav Nikolic has won the first round of presidential election.
• May 23, 2008: Election like referendum, Blic online (2008) This article is about the yesterday’s 5th presidential election in Serbia which has been characterized by exceptionally high turnout of voters.
• May 23, 2008: Nikolic takes first round of presidential elections, New Europe (2008) Early last week, Serbia’s central election commission confirmed the victory of ultra-nationalist Tomislav Nikolic over incumbent Boris Tadic in the country’s first round of presidential elections.
• May 23, 2008: First round of Serbian presidential election mostly in line with OSCE commitments, says observation mission, OSCE-ODIHR (2008) Press release of OSCE-ODIHR (2008)
• May 23, 2008: Boris Tadic and Tomislav Nikolic running neck and neck a week before the 2nd round of the presidential election in Serbia, Robert Schuman Foundation (2008) Boris Tadic and Tomislav Nikolic running neck and neck a week before the 2nd round of the presidential election in Serbia.
• May 23, 2008: Full press statement on the 20 January 2008 (first round) presidential election in Serbia, OSCE-ODIHR (2008) OSCE-ODIHR full press statement on the 20 January 2008 (first round) presidential election in Serbia
• May 23, 2008: Brussels watches as Serbs head to polls, EUobserver.com (2008) This article analyses the Sunday presidential elections in Serbia. Serbian people will on Sunday elect their new president, in a choice between current pro-Western leader Boris Tadic and his nationalist and eurosceptic opponent Tomislav Nikolic.
• May 23, 2008: Serbia election victory for Tadic, BBC, (2008) This article is about the recent Serbian Presidential elections, where Serbia's pro-Western President, Boris Tadic, has won a second round election run-off against nationalist challenger Tomislav Nikolic, who admitted defeat.
• May 23, 2008: Pro-Western Tadic wins Serbia's presidential election, CBCNews (2008) Pro-Western incumbent Boris Tadic won Serbia's presidential election Sunday against an ultra-nationalist ally of the late autocrat Slobodan Milosevic.
• May 23, 2008: Serbia takes EU path with Tadic win, EUobserver.com (2008) EUobserver says that Serbia has taken a turn toward future EU integration after narrowly electing the moderate Boris Tadic over the radical Tomislav Nikolic in weekend presidential elections.
• May 23, 2008: ODIHR, Council of Europe observers say second round of Serbian presidential election in line with international standards, OSCE Press (2008) International observers from OSCE ODIHR and from the PACE concluded that the second round of voting in Serbia's presidential election yesterday was conducted in line with OSCE and Council of Europe commitments for democratic elections.
• May 23, 2008: Tadic vote was a vote for Europe, say Serbian newspapers, Earthtimes.org (2008) Serbian newspapers say Tadic vote was a vote for Europe.
• May 23, 2008: Pro-EU incumbent narrowly beats nationalist in Serb elections, EurActiv.com (2008) Serbia's incumbent pro-Western President Boris Tadic scraped a narrow victory over the nationalist Tomislav Nikolic in presidential elections.
• May 23, 2008: Full press statement on the 3 February 2008 (second round) presidential election in Serbia, OSCE-ODIHR (2008) Full press statement on the 3 February 2008 (second round) presidential election in Serbia
• May 23, 2008: ODIHR, Council of Europe observers say second round of Serbian presidential election in line with international standards, Council of Europe (2008) International observers from ODIHR and from the PACE have concluded that the second round of voting in Serbia’s presidential election was conducted in line with OSCE and Council of Europe commitments for democratic elections.
• May 23, 2008: Serb Radicals Lead in Latest Poll, Balkaninsight.com (2008) An opinion poll published on Thursday shows Serbian ultranationalists leading in the run-up to the May 11 general election.
• May 23, 2008: Serbia NGOs Fight Young Voter Apathy, Balkaninsight.com (2008) Serbian non-governmental organisations have launched a campaign to urge young voters to come out and vote in the May 11 elections.
• May 23, 2008: Analysis of Serbia General Elections by the Robert Schuman Foundation (2008) Analysis of the Serbia General Elections by the the Robert Schuman Foundation.
• May 23, 2008: Q&A: Serbian election, BBC (2008) Serbs go to the polls on 11 May in the first general election since Kosovo declared independence on 17 February - an event that sharply polarised Serbian society.
• May 23, 2008: Serbian elections: vote for or against EU, SET (2008) A few weeks before the decisive parliamentary elections on 11 May, the European Union has once again attempted to strengthen moderate pro-EU forces in Serbia through the signing of a stabilisation and association agreement. Surveys predict a very close race.
• May 23, 2008: Elections put Serbs at a crossroads, IHT (2008) This article is about the forthcoming Serbia elections.
• May 23, 2008: Serbian elections viewed as a crossroads, SET (2008) An article by Igor Jovanovic for Southeast European Times in Belgrade: As campaigning in Serbia winds down, voters are polarised between the far-right Serbian Radical Party and the coalition around President Boris Tadic's Democratic Party.
• May 23, 2008: Tough talks loom after Serb polls, BBC (2008) BBC article is about the fact that the results from Serbia's elections point to a triumph for President Boris Tadic's pro-European Union bloc.
• May 23, 2008: Region Welcomes Pro-European Win in Serbia, Balkaninsight.com (2008) Opinions about the victory of pro-Europeans in Serbia’s election.
• May 23, 2008: Serbia's hard-fought and generally well-organized parliamentary elections gave voters a free choice The International Election Observation Mission of OSCE-ODIHR concluded in a statement published today that the early parliamentary elections in Serbia were conducted in an overall professional manner, allowing the country's voters to choose freely among a wide range of political options.
• May 23, 2008: Observation of the Serbia election by the CLRA, CLRA(2008) According to the observers of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe the provincial elections in Vojvodina and the local elections throughout Serbia, held on 11 May, were in line with international election standards.
• May 23, 2008: Bosnia 'Relieved' over Serb Election Result, Balkaninsight.com (2008) Bosnian politicians unanimously welcomed the strong showing by the pro-European bloc in Serbia’s election.
• May 23, 2008: Radical candidate wins first round of Serbian elections, EUObserver (2008) The candidate of the Serbian Radical Party (SRS) won the first round in the country's presidential elections held on Sunday.
• May 23, 2008: Serbia's pro-Europe forces claim election win, EUobserver.com (2008) An article about the Serbian parliamentary elections where the pro-Western alliance led by President Boris Tadic won.
• May 23, 2008: Serbia presidential election, BBC (2008) A summary of Serbian presidential elections by BBC.
• May 23, 2008: Analysis of Serbia General Elections by the Robert Schuman Foundation (2008) It is an analysis of the General Elections to be taken place in Serbia on May 11.