The particularly high voter turnout - which reached almost 70% - demonstrates the seriousness and responsible attitudes of Serbian citizens, while giving high credibility to the elections.
“Through these elections, Serbian citizens have decided their future - a future in the European Union” declared Samuele Pii, President of JEF Europe. “This historical vote has given legitimacy to European integration in Serbia, and in turn, it will open the door to all citizens of the Balkan region” Pii continued.
A key element of each candidate’s campaign was the position towards Kosovo as well as their position on Europe. While both presidential candidates opposed the split of Kosovo, Nikolic took a radical stand, favoring closer ties with Russia (which so far has defended Serbian opposition to Kosovo’s independence) over those with Europe. Tadic on the other hand came across as a liberal pro-European.
JEF Europe applauds the many young voters who campaigned for democratic change in the region. “Although the process for full Serbian membership is not yet accomplished, the country is now politically closer than ever to EU membership. This is also merit of the efforts of young people who supported this prospective” Andjelija Arandjelovic Vice President of JEF Serbia concluded.
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Your Press Contact For JEF-Europe: Vassilis Stamogiannis, JEF European Secretariat, Tel: +3225120053, E-mail: info at jef.eu
Your Press Contact for JEF-Serbia: Milana Antić, PR responsible of JEF-Serbia, Tel: +38163411982, E-mail: ana.antic at hotmail.com
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