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More of the Same Propaganda

When one compares just finished parliamentary election results to those held in January 2007 and presidential elections held 03.Feb.2008, it becomes clear what really happened, rather then listening to the propaganda garbage targeting to further necrotize and narcotize Serbs everywhere and general public at large. Even though the western media outside of Serbia and most of the media in Serbia (owned by west and of pro-western orientation) foams in fever claiming that pro-EU demono-cratic option has won and that radicals have lost, that is a blatant lie, as usual.

What Really Happened

In the last year parliamentary elections (January 2007) SRS (Dr. Vojislav Seselj) got 28.59 percent of the votes (81 seats). This time around radicals won 29.36 percent and 78 seats (results not final). Last year they received 1,152,854 votes and this year 1,194,029. The voting body has actually increased but they lost three seats. If we compare these results with presidential elections (03.Feb.2008) where Mr. Nikolic won 2,177,872 votes, then it seems like there is a significant difference. But you cannot compare apples and oranges. Choosing between twenty-plus parties in parliamentary elections and between two persons (two largest parties in the country) in presidential elections is not the same. The latter can be used as orientation only between the two parties and in absolute number of voters won. Otherwise, we would have to conclude that radicals have lost one million voters in these elections, which is an obvious nonsense. Crucial for further analysis is to note that SRS participated in the last and this year parliamentary elections ALONE and not in coalition with other parties.

Coalition around Mr. Kostunica, DSS-NS got 16.7 percent or 672,057 votes in last parliamentary elections (47 seats) and 11.3 percent or 463,996 votes (30 seats) in these elections. The loss of 208,061 votes, in one year, is the greatest amongst all the parties and coalitions participating in these elections.

SPS (Ivica Dacic) received 5.9 percent or 235,913 votes in last parliamentary elections (16 seats) and 7.9 percent or 321,908 votes (20 seats) this time. But last time SPS participated alone, as a single party, and this time in coalition with the help of PUPS and JS they managed to gain 67,995 votes more. This coalition will probably be the key deciding factor in creation of new and stable government and majority in parliament, as well.

The Losers

DS (Boris Tadic) last year got 22.71 percent or 915,051 votes (64 seats) ALONE. This year DS was in pro-EU coalition (anti-Serbian) with G17 plus, SPO, LSV and SDP. They won 38.44 percent or 1,575,393 votes (102 seats) IN COALITION with four other parties. By itself, alone, DS got 65 seats, which is almost identical with what they had before. If, in the case of DS on its own (as we did in the case of SRS above) we compare these last parliamentary elections results with the presidential results (03.Feb.2008) where Tadic, in second round, won 2,294,605 votes, we can conclude that demono-crats lost significant amount of votes (more then 700,000). How can anyone, after the above, claim that this demono-cratic Antichrist’s block is the winning one, and by what facts and criteria this ridicules statement could be supported or defended?! But wait, they actually can since in their case their father is the Liar and with him they all stand in lies.

LDP (Cedomir Jovanovic) last year participated in coalition with GSS, SDU and LSV and received 6 percent or 241,757 votes (15 seats). This year they were alone and got 5.24 percent or 214,752 votes (13 seats) hardly passing the five percent census level. If you compare only the voters of LDP from last year (211,145) to this year (214,752) their voting body increased for 3,607 votes.

Road Ahead

Negotiations in principal between SRS and DSS-NS coalition were successful, so far, and tomorrow SRS will talk to SPS-PUPS-JS coalition with good chances of reaching an agreement. This means 78+30+20 seats=128 seats and majority in The Parliament. It looks as one of minority parties Bosniac coalition (2 seats) might decide to be part of this truly victorious group, too. If this happens total seats for pro Serbian block would be 128+2=130 seats in parliament. Let's take a deep breath and hope for the best.