Kosovo’s Minister for Communities and Returns, Nenad Rashić, has welcomed the victory of the Student List in Serbia’s early parliamentary elections held on Sunday.
Rashić said the next step should be the Serbian List’s withdrawal from politics, describing it as a tool of former Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić.
“So far, they (the Serbian List, ed.) have worked and operated exclusively according to orders coming either from Belgrade or from Kopaonik. But the least we could expect and something I would like to see at least once in their political careers is for them to take a moral step and withdraw from politics. I believe that would be the normal thing to do. However, I would not say they have the level of moral conscience required to offer their resignations,” Rashić told Koha.
Sunday’s election results brought an end to Vučić’s 12 years in power. The Student List emerged victorious, securing more than half of the votes.
Vote counting in Serbia has not yet been completed. However, according to projections by CRTA, an organisation that monitors elections, the Student List received 52.45% of the vote, while Vučić’s Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) secured 39.2%.
According to Rashić, the result marks the end of a dictatorship established more than a decade ago. He expects the new government to contribute to the normalisation of Serbia and the development of better relations with other countries in the region.
“I would call it a great victory. First, I hope Serbian society will be normalised above all else, followed by a more mature, moderate and ultimately more peaceful political approach than we have seen so far. I do not expect the new establishment, whether in government or within Serbian society, to behave as destructively as it has until now. Therefore, I believe the path to democracy is opening up, including the possibility of better cooperation among the peoples of the Balkans,” Rashić said.
None of the other Serbian parties is expected to cross the three-percent electoral threshold, including the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS), led by Ivica Dačić. According to CRTA, the party has received just over 2% of the vote.
Meanwhile, the Albanian coalition has secured two seats.
