The Trump Effect in the Balkans: Serbia’s Third Election in Four Years?
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Posted by: Sammi Ibrahe,Sr
By Vladimir Unkovski-Korica
LeftEast
Serbia faces a set of regular presidential elections this year – but also the prospect of its third parliamentary election in four years. The latter possibility confirms those analyses that have posited the instability of Serbian politics in spite of the appearance of stability, following the ruling coalition winning almost half the votes cast in both previous elections.
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