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Ever since they ousted Slobodan Milosevic two years ago in a popular uprising, Serbs have had trouble finding someone to fill his shoes. The bitter rivalry between Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic and Yugoslav federal President Vojislav Kostunica has poisoned the political air, slowed the transition to a free-market economy and paralyzed the machinery of state. It also alienated the electorate. Three times in the past three months, presidential elections - dominated each time by Kostunica - have failed to muster the more than 50% of eligible voters required for a valid ballot. The current office holder, Milan Milutinovic, a relic from...
...think I've accomplished some things. The parliament is now a more orderly, more open place than I found it. I've allowed the general public to attend sessions and I've included nongovernmental organizations in the works. I've also invested a lot in modern technologies. Kostunica's supporters say you're a puppet of Djindjic. I'm nobody's puppet. I just follow the procedure. I've had my share of disagreements with Djindjic as well...
...With Kostunica's legal attempts to challenge the election thwarted by the Supreme Court and his allegations of election fraud unsubstantiated, Natasa Micic looks set to become the first women head of state in Serbian history. At 37, she is also the youngest. As the Speaker of parliament, Micic will take over as acting President until successful elections are held. Red-haired and green-eyed, Micic has been nicknamed Nicole Kidman by some of her male colleagues. She resents the name. "It just shows immaturity and disregard for women on the part of our politicians," she says. "I'd rather...
...runoff, failed because not enough people turned out. (Under Serbian law, 50% of registered voters must cast a ballot to validate the result.) Diplomats in Belgrade say the vote could fail again for lack of interest, forcing another attempt next year. The biggest loser so far is Vojislav Kostunica, the current President of Yugoslavia, who has outdistanced his rivals in both elections but who could be out of a job next year, when the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia becomes just "Serbia and Montenegro." In the first round, Seselj came in third, with 23% of the vote. But he insists...
...While Kostunica favors the status quo, insisting on “legalism”—often a euphemism for inaction due to lacking ideas and expertise—reformists acknowledge that after a decade of war and degradation, time is what Serbia does not have. Djindjic suggested that there is a higher sense of justice than legal justice and words written on a piece of paper. Life itself is more important than the Milosevic-era constitution. The reformists’ agenda is concrete: for example, to remove the outdated Yugoslav Constitution and build a new legal system following...