Belgrade: The Serb Radical Party (SRS) yesterday stated that their leader, Vojislav Seselj, who is presently at the Hague Tribunal accused of war crimes, supports their bid to form a ruling coalition.

The Radicals, who are currently involved in talks with the Democratic Party of Serbia-New Serbia (DSS-NS) coalition, as well as that gathered around the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS), stated that they are working according to their leader’s wish.

According to high ranking SRS official Dragan Todorovic, SRS president Vojislav Seselj has expressed his agreement with the deal reached between the SRS, DSS and SPS negotiators so far, in their bid to take over power in the country and in city and municipal assemblies throughout Serbia.

Dragan Todorovic, who along with deputy party president Tomislav Nikoli?, traveled to The Hague to see Seselj earlier this week, said, “Vojislav Seselj is extremely satisfied with the results that the Serb Radical Party achieved in the parliamentary and local elections, because we are still the strongest political party in Serbia.”

Todorovic stated that Seselj is “particularly looking forward” to the possibility of the Radicals reaching agreement with the DSS-NS and SPS-led coalition and some ethnic minority parties, which would enable them to rule in almost 90 percent of Serbian municipalities. He said, “Seselj also commented on President Boris Tadic’s behavior who, according to his appraisal, has completely lost his head, aware of his huge defeat.”