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Lessons from Serbia's general election

The Serbian election results are not as 'ordinary' as they first appear.

By Milos Davidovic
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Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic. Wikimedia. Public domain.

Held for the third time in the last four years, the official purpose of these elections was to strengthen Serbian society’s resolve towards the pro-EU path.

This is at least according to what the Serbian Prime Minister, Aleksandar Vucic had said. The actual purpose of these elections however, was to reinforce PM Vucic’s rule, granting him another four years of reign over this struggling Balkan nation.

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