Serbian voters divided over Europe - 10 May 08

Serbs are getting ready to go to the polls to elect a new government.


The pro-western Democratic Party wants to maintain close links with Europe but nationalist leaders are advocating closer links with Russia instead.

Al Jazeera's Barnaby Phillips reports from Belgrade on the election battle.

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[aviomaster]

FUCK USA ./. we do not needd your deomcracy .. FUCK USA leave SERBIA we will be happiest .. FUCK USA rot in HELL ..

[lastnymleft]

Serbians, do yourselves a favor. Maintain your sovereignty, and save yourself from the pain of future separatism, by NOT joining the EU.

[SkullOfYorick]

Serbia, now that you have independence from Yugoslavia, the last thing you need is to join the European superstate. Here in Great Britain, 80% of our laws are imposed by the unelected bureaucrats of the European Union. Serbia, stay free, and all the best.

[OpelGTC]

I like Serbia's politics,even though it's hard to be isolated,they don't beg for EU's attention and didn't forget who were the traitors with Kosovo.

[thestreetdogg]

No Montenegro is Independent country. So serbia has no access to SEA.

[cvipCZ]

On 28 June 2006, Montenegro became the 192nd member state of the United Nations. It isnt in Serbia

[COOLoutSON]

most of you anti EU serbs live outside of the country probably in the EU or in the USA. You care about national identity yet you live outside your own country. Boris tadic is just trying to give serbs a slice of the EU life which you enjoy.

[Czechia2008]

I agree with you that the B-92 manipulates public opinions.

It has been a few weeks ago when Serbia lead by Tadic signed the assocation agreemant with the EU.

My comment was that I do not find it completely appropriate under the circumstances just shortly after the theft of Kosovo supported by EU. I mentioned it as sth as a bad job. My contribution was erased. We will see whether a repetition will take place.

For me it seems to be very sad to try to manipulate this very sensitive issue.

[sugarpuddin88]

cvip - I realize things in that country change often - But currently my understanding is that Serbia now included Montenegro

Which gives it great access to the Adriatic Sea

If not, I stand corrected

[seseljsrs]

It's rather meaningless to point out a country is struggling economically or searching for political stabilty without at least some reference to how much of this is "home-grown" and how much of it is caused by the various antiSerb designs of most EU governments. What a novel idea, doubt I will see any attempt to address it by foreign media though.

[seseljsrs]

The report fails to indicate that the antiSerb parties were forced to form a pro-EU/NATO coalition in an effort to present an image of unity that never existed during their reign in the past 8 years. It also fails to indicate that their grip on power was made possible through an alliance with Slobodan Milosevic's SPS. This is extremely important as NATO-land media have, among other lies, tried to link the Radical party with the murdered ex-President at every turn. Very shameless propaganda.