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...only thing encouraging about this rally was the turnout," says Anastasijevic. "But as long as the opposition is divided ? and the lack of unity was depressingly evident at the rally ? it will never be able to unseat Milosevic." Draskovic?s main rival, Zoran Djindjic of the Alliance for Change, is calling for a transitional government of experts that would then hold elections in a year or so. Draskovic (whose Serbian Renewal party still commands the most support in the opposition) angrily dismissed the idea as untenable and "dust in the eyes of the people." Draskovic only wants this...
...leaders seemed to acknowledge that Milosevic may yet strike out. The coalition Zajedno provided its own, unarmed security forces for the rally, while protest leaders begged the crowd to disperse promptly to avoid further provoking riot police. Meanwhile, Pesic and the two other opposition leaders, Vuk Draskovic and Zoran Djindjic, met with French leaders in Paris to further rally international support. In Belgrade, they know, sits not a vanquished foe but a wounded tiger...
...traitors and chanted "We won't give up Slobo." Members of the opposition voiced their concern that the pro-government rally was a ploy by Milosevic's Socialist Party to spark a violent confrontation and give them an excuse for cracking down on opposition demonstrators. Opposition leader Zoran Djindjic urged his followers to exercise restraint: "We are stronger, and there is no reason to use force against them. That is exactly what Milosevic wants...
...court rulings turned their joy to outrage. In an afternoon ritual that showed no sign of abating, they pelted Milosevic's ministries with snowballs, eggs and paper airplanes while serenading his government's empty office windows with catcalls, whistles, kazoos and jeers. Prominent among them was Djindjic, 44, his charisma, intellect and charm suddenly allowed full play in what had become not only a Serbian theater but also a world forum. Foreigners were even learning to pronounce his name (the dj sounds like the g in ginger). By last week the remarkable display had some crowd watchers looking for signs...
...Anyone in politics must have his priorities," Djindjic told TIME last week. "My priority is to have support in Serbia. The other is to have support in the West." An impish smile spread across his face. "Sometimes," he added, "these priorities conflict...