Serbians will go to the polls in October for what looks set to be their closest national election in years.
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For almost a year, Serb demonstrators have called for the ouster of the increasingly authoritarian president.
The EU has mostly stayed silent since the protests began.
Tension in the western Balkans, which has been troubled by ethnic tensions since the wars of the 1990s, is becoming an increasing concern for the EU and Nato.
Kosovo is under pressure from the US and EU to give in to some of Serbia’s demands.
Serbia’s nationalist government seeks re-election. If it succeeds, Europe may be poised for renewed war in the Balkans.
The U.S. and the EU have neglected the Balkans, hoping that the allure of EU integration would be enough to placate Serbia and other countries. It was not.
Despite an openly lesbian prime minister, Serbia’s deep-seated problems with homophobia remain.
Unrest in the Balkans might be orchestrated by Russia, but the crisis is also an opportunity for the west.
Serbians go to poll on April 2. Will the country’s trend of illiberalism and authoritarianism continue its three-year run?
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