Anniversary of assassination of PM Zoran Djindjic

Anniversary of assassination of PM Zoran Djindjic

BELGRADE -- The first democratically elected Prime Minister of Serbia and DS party leader Zoran Djindjic was assassinated this day in 2003, in front of the government.

For more than a decade, every March 12 raises the same question - where would Serbia be today if Djindjic were alive?

Although there are different opinions and many possible answers, and although in the past years Djindjic's admirers and those who are not expressed clear views on that, and including the all the opinions in between - all contain at least two same words: "not here."

As in previous years, former Djindjic's associates, but also his opponents from the 1990s who are now in power, will separately pay homage in front of the Serbian government building, or in the New Cemetery where he is buried.

Members of the Cabinet of Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic laid flowers at the memorial plaque in the courtyard of the government.

Members of the Presidency of the DS will depart from the party headquarters the cemetery where they will lay flowers at the grave of Zoran Djindjic.

The LDP is again organizing "The Walk for Zoran" while leader Cedomir Jovanovic will pay homage to Djindjic in front of the government, as will members of the former government of Zoran Zivkovic, now the leader of the New Party.

Another former DS official, Dusan Petrovic, will lay flowers on Djidjic's grave along with members of his new party, Together for Serbia.

A debate competition will he hosted at the Yugoslav Drama Theater today in honor of the slain prime minister.

It is likely that all of them will this year once again try to answer the question from the beginning of the article,...