Serbian parliamentary election 2016: A gamble that almost backfired

On 24 April 2016, Serbs were called to the polls only two years after the previous parliamentary contest, half-way through the government’s mandate. Reports in the international press focused on the elections being a test for the ruling party’s ‘pro-European’ positions against the advancement of the nationalist far right. Tena Prelec argues that this is only part of the picture, and far from being the most important matter.

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ESO: Background information: Serbian Parliamentary Election 2016 http://www.europeansources.info/record/serbian-parliamentary-election-2016/

ESO: Background information: Pro-EU Vucic set for landslide in Serbian snap election http://www.europeansources.info/record/pro-eu-vucic-set-for-landslide-in-serbian-snap-election/

ESO: Background information: Snap election in Serbia: the dominance of the ruling right continues http://www.europeansources.info/record/snap-election-in-serbia-the-dominance-of-the-ruling-right-continues/

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