With the election campaign in Serbia kicking off, the electorate is between a rock and a hard place - the two opposing right-wing popular fronts of ruling Progressives and the Student Ticket.
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Pro-Russian Russians of Serbia
A viral video of a Russian expat in Serbia revealed the depth of Russian emigres' refusal to integrate into Serbian society.
The perpetual perfect storm of the Serbian victimhood narrative
The discovery of new mass graves in Kosovo containing the remains of Albanian civilians killed during the Kosovo conflict did not move the Serbian internal victimhood narrative based on the expulsion of Serbs from Kosovo and Croatia. Serbia commemorates the latter every August.
Instagram barbarians of Serbia
With Russia and China firmly in the camp of the President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić, and with further own goals from the student movement, will the Serbian centrist opposition be able to capitalize on the votes of the pro-EU part of the electorate?
Two rallies and a kind of resignation
Following the student and Vučić supporter rallies this weekend, Kosovo still remains the best distraction from actual problems in Serbia, while the announced resignation of the Serbian president is no more than pre-election tactics that he employed throughout his political career.
On this Europe Day, Serbia is still moving away from Europe
The internal political and social dynamics of Serbia, dictated by both dominant political tribes, keep it moving further away from membership in the European Union, and tightly in the grip of authoritarianism, superstition, revanchism, and nationalism, closely aligned to Russia and China.
Student movement: The third and final wave of Serbian nationalism
Even before proclaiming their Kosovo Memorandum, the Serbian student movement has been as nationalist and revanchist as the current Serbian ruling coalition from the word go. It was pretty obvious ever since the protests started. Why is everyone acting all surprised now after they produced yet another right-wing pamphlet?
Do us all a favor and stop platforming Aleksandar Vučić
The foreign commentators' cardinal mistake is foremost the fact that they even give room to Serbian top politicians, like President Aleksandar Vučić, who represent a vicious strain of narcissistic Serbian nationalism, and fall into the trap of sympathizing with their sentiments. That's the wrong approach, and it helps no one.
The “It’s all Marta Kos’ fault” coalition
In yet another wonderful display of national unity, both the government and student supporters in Serbia are blasting EU Commissioner Marta Kos, after her announcement that Serbia might lose 1.5 billion euros from the EU Growth plan. Also, futile speculation about when will Aleksandar Vučić call snap election continues.
What impact will the outcome of Hungary’s elections have on Serbia?
The aftermath of the Hungarian elections has had an effect on Serbia - the ruling coalition and its commentariat have engaged in yet another internationally embarrassing shouting match against The Planet, more precisely Peter Magyar and the Secretary General of the European Democratic Party, Sandro Gozi.
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