Dacic: SPS ready for discussions about joint candidate

BELGRADE - The Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) is ready for discussions with the Serbian Progressive Party about a joint candidate for the upcoming presidential elections, says SPS leader Ivica Dacic, noting that incumbent Tomislav Nikolic was now not a joint candidate.

Traditionally, the SPS and its coalition partner United Serbia always have a presidential candidate, but when they are in a broader coalition, they are ready for discussions about a joint candidate, Dacic told Pink TV Wednesday.

"We definitely cannot discuss backing a candidate - we can discuss having a joint candidate," he said, adding that there had been no discussions about Nikolic's candidacy.

"He is not acting as a joint candidate now, and we certainly cannot back him. If there are no discussions about a joint candidate, we will have our own," Dacic explained.

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