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Speaking of Tomislav Nikolic, he added: "I congratulate him on the victory, it was a fair andwell-earned victory and I wish him luck." As he confirmed his commitment to Europe, Tomislav Nikolic claimed: "This is a turning point for Serbia… these electionswere not about who will take Serbia to the EU, but who will solvethe economic problems created by the Democratic Party (of BorisTadic)." Serbia is plagued by unemployment of 24% and foreign debt of 24billion Euros ($31.5 billion). In the past Tomislav Nikolic served as a deputy prime ministerunder the former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic, who was puton trial for genocide at The Hague. He was in government when NATO bombed Serbia in 1999 and once saidhe would rather see the country ally itself with Russia than jointhe EU but he has softened his rhetoric in recent years. He has tried to rebrand himself, and his Progressive Party hasvowed to invest in agriculture and industry and tax the rich tofund a rise in pensions. The election result is something of a surprise as the incumbent hadbeen expected to win. Speaking on RTS state television in Serbia political analystSlobodan Antonic explained "this was an electoral earthquake,a totally unexpected result". A low turnout of below 45% is thought to have damaged BorisTadic's chances. The outcome of the vote may affect both Serbia's EU prospectsand the future of Kosovo, the breakaway Serbian province whichdeclared independence in 2008. A bitter row erupted after the first round of the election on 6May, when the nationalists accused Boris Tadic's supportersof rigging the ballot. Electoral officials found no evidence that 500,000 votes had beenfalsified, as Tomislav Nikolic alleged, while foreign monitorsdeclared the vote to have been fair. As president, Boris Tadic oversaw the EU candidacy negotiations andhad argued that success for him and his Democratic Party was vitalfor development and stability in Serbia over the next decade. Under his leadership, Serbia captured Bosnian Serb war crimessuspects Radovan Karadzic and Gen Ratko Mladic, and handed themover to international prosecutors at The Hague. I am an expert from structuralblindrivet.com, while we provides the quality product, such as China Ejot Delta PT , China Open End Blind Rivet, Aluminum Blind Rivet,and more.
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