That's why we cannot believe in polls before going to vote... The case of Serbia


I've posted before something about serbian elections and considering the political landscape, I confess that I was surprised with the results of the ballots...

With the victory of Tomislav Nikolic in the presidential election, Serbia expects a period of political uncertainty. The ultranationalist Nikolic has a huge challenge to deal with: the corruption and Kosovo. Above of it, not all the servians are agree with this new pro-Europe direction of Nikolic, preferring sometimes a rapproachement with Russia, or both.

Nikolic’s name is strongly associated with the bloody break-up of the former Yugoslavia. He was in power when Serb forces expelled almost a million ethnic Albanians from Kosovo.

Nikolic refuses to recognise Kosovo’s independence, a position which is at odds with joining the EU. 

The former president and EU favourite Boris Tadic had begun the process of joining the EU in March. Despite his loss, Tadic’s pro-EU party have announced they will form a coalition with the Socialists in the wake of separate parliamentary polls. This could effectively leave Nikolic as a president without any real power.

Another unstable country to our european list...