All post-communist countries experienced public dissatisfaction over the economic dislocation of transition to a democratic market economy as well as to the access to pure democratic values. As a result, few anticommunist reformers have won consecutive elections everywhere in Eastern Europe. Serbia in many respects similar: public opinion is increasingly disaffected with its leading politicians (mainly DOS) and the way they have handled the reform process. The difference is that Serbs, most of whom experienced great economic hardships under Milosevic, feel that DOS- leading party, has not done enough since coming to power. In the government bureaucracy, judiciary, media and public opinion institutions, few changes made, while the economy continues to sputter, burdened by bureaucracy and regulations.
[...] - 16 - Serbia, Road to Democratization The second part of the document is entirely devoted to the status of Serbia and the Serbian people. If all the Yugoslav people share the difficulties evoked in the first part, we can read that the Serbian people are, among all, more concerned. Croatia and Slovenia, more developed from the economic point of view, developed very quickly at the expense of Serbia. Moreover, according to academicians', Serbia would have made important sacrifices for the Funds of the Federation, contrary to Croatia, Slovenia and Voivodine, which would prove the existence of an “anti-Serb coalition”. [...]
[...] - 14 - Serbia, Road to Democratization Although Milosevic lost the Yugoslav elections on September he attempted to manipulate vote tabulations for ten days, which set off a nationwide campaign of civil disobedience and strikes culminating in the storming of Parliament ten days later. The new Serbian government under Zoran Djindjic extradited Milosevic to the Hague on June to stand trial on charges of war crimes at the International Criminal Tribunal of the Former Yugoslavia. He was forced to accept this reality when commanders of the army whom he had expected to support him had indicated that in this instance they would not. [...]
[...] - 30 - Serbia, Road to Democratization The argument of instability was even more popular after Milosevic's death28. The Hague Tribune inability to finish Milosevic's case, and also the fact that the Tribune did not allowed Milosevic to visit hospital in Russia for his heart problems, have decreased Hague's prestige within Serbian public opinion. The fact that another Serbian might also have the same end as Milosevic is not popular within Serbian society29. Given the polarization on national issues in Serbian politics, an arrest of Mladic could and will be seen from many as country's betrayal. [...]
[...] This is also required in Serbia, and given the particular role of military in political and economic life, it should be extended to senior military officers Projects for further investitions in Balcans// URL: www.ebrd.com - 8 - Serbia, Road to Democratization At the end, it should be concluded that in the beginning of 21st century, with the Milosevic resignation from the political scene of the country, the new epoch for transitions has been started. The new government, headed by Djindjic seemed to be professionally-skilled and well-educated, trying to hold the process in the best traditions of political transformations, which were implemented in each country of Eastern and Central Europe after the 90s. [...]
[...] - 5 - Serbia, Road to Democratization Kosovo' status in the New Constitution The main purpose of the constitution was to demonstrate Serbian hostility to, and create further legal barriers against, Kosovo's independence. By this, Belgrade continues to pursue the following goals: to delay status resolution indefinitely, in hopes of provoking Albanian violence and so strengthening Serbia's position at the bargaining table; partition to keep Kosovo away from gaining diplomatic recognition and UN membership10. It should be kept in the mind; however, the referendum was welcomed by the Council of Europe, the European Union as well as by the United States. [...]
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