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Belgrade: The outgoing speaker, Oliver Dulic, DS, said early today that he does not think a new speaker will be chosen at today’s constitutive session, for lack of a parliamentary majority.

Belgrade: The SRS deputy leader Tomislav Nikolic said today that “it’s looking ever more likely that the government will go the other way”—i.e., that it will be formed by the SPS and the DS.

Belgrade: The SPS leader Ivica Dacic stated yesterday that the first parliament session on Wednesday will not have a majority to elect a new government.

Belgrade: The DS Party President Boris Tadic yesterday got green light from the Democratic Party (DS) main board that met in Belgrade yesterday, to negotiate a parliamentary majority.

Belgrade: The SPS Vice-President Slavica Dukic-Dejanovic stated yesterday that their party will talk with other parties if no agreement is reached with the Serb Radical Party (SRS) and DSS-NS.

Belgrade: The DSS’s legal analysis of the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) is contestable in its entirety – said yesterday Vladimir Deric, an expert in international law.

Belgrade: The United Serbia (JS) leader Dragan Markovic said yesterday that new elections should be called if no new government is formed by Thursday.

Belgrade: The legal analysis of the SAA is not an obstacle in forming a governing coalition with the SPS, said the DSS leader Vojislav Kostunica yesterday. However, he urged the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) to make its views clear on the matter.

Belgrade: The Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic said yesterday that he was convinced that the policy towards Kosovo after formation of a new government would be one of continuity. He added that he did not expect a single aspect of that policy to change.

Belgrade: The Prime Ministerial adviser Aleksandar Simic yesterday said that the SAA is legally non-existent, because there is no harmony of wills between the two signatories.