Rise of Serbian right-wing Parties

Rise of Serbian right-wing Parties

The latest public opinion polls show increasing support for right-wing parties in the Serbian political scene.

The Serb Radical Party (SRS) has made the most gains, according to this.

If elections were held tomorrow, an Ipsos Strategic Marketing survey has shown, 50 percent of those citizens who would turned out would vote for the ruling Serb Progressives (SNS), while its coalition partner in the government, the Socialists (SPS), would receive eight percent.

Surprisingly, the third place would go to the SRS with seven percent. This party is not currently represented in parliament. The Dveri Movement (with 6.6 percent) and the Democrats (6.1 percent) would also cross the five-percent threshold that enables parties to win seats in parliament.

These results lead to the conclusion that right-wing parties, such as the SRS and the Dveri movement, are gaining more support.

The Radicals are saying that they have a constant influx of new members, but are also aware they would have to thank the return of leader Vojislav Seselj to the country for the possible crossing of the threshold.

- Now people admit it more clearly that the creeping towards the EU is very much painful for everyone in Serbia. Slowly but surely our program - no to the EU, no to NATO - is becoming acceptable - says Zoran Krasic of the SNS.

Citizens are tired of looking at the same faces for decades and this could be the reason for the rise in popularity of Dveri, or so they claim.

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