Serwer: The result of the elections in Serbia is not a good sign for Kosovo

2023-12-18 17:43:05Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Serwer: The result of the elections in Serbia is not a good sign for Kosovo
Daniel Server and Vucic

The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, has created an unfair electoral system that favors him, says Daniel Serwer, a professor at the American Johns Hopkins University, in an interview with Radio Free Europe.

Preliminary data from the December 17 election show that the Serbian Progressive Party, until recently led by Vucic, won the majority.

The opposition list "Serbia against violence" has, meanwhile, requested the cancellation of the elections in Belgrade, claiming that there were irregularities.

Commenting on Vucic's victory in relation to Kosovo, Serwer says that the result "is not a good sign" for relations between the two countries.

"I don't see any sign that Vucic is ready for a serious change in terms of relations with Kosovo. On the contrary, he has gone in the opposite direction. He again calls for the establishment of Serbia's sovereignty. It disputes the importance of the March and February agreements [the Ohrid Agreement and its Implementation Annex], which the US and the EU say are legally binding," Serwer told REL.

Asked by REL if Serbia is a serious candidate for membership in the European Union, Serwer thinks that Serbia is actually not close to the EU.

"First of all, I think what these messages are worth - which means very, very little. He has been in power for a long time and has not brought Serbia closer to the European Union. In fact, he has defied the European Union - not only by opposing sanctions against Russia, but also on many other issues, including the recently reached agreements with Kosovo, which Prime Minister Ana Bernabic denies Serbia is respecting.

So, you can say that you are for the EU, but you also have to behave in that way, and Vucic is not doing that", he declared.


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