Democratic Party

BELGRADE - The premises of the Democratic Party (DS) in Topola and Pozarevac, central Serbia, were stoned during the night, DS released and called on competent bodies to immediately identify and punish the perpetrators of crimes.

In the release, DS said that this is the only way for the government to send the message that such a showdown with the opposition is not acceptable.

BELGRADE - The City Electoral Commission (GIK) has released a complete list of slates for local elections in Belgrade on March 16, which will contain the slates of 23 parties, coalitions and groups of citizens, GIK Chairman Zoran Lukic told Tanjug on Thursday.

BELGRADE - The Democratic Party (DS) said late on Wednesday that a loan to be given to Serbia by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is “yet another fraud by (First Deputy Prime Minister) Aleksandar Vucic and the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) which is taking Serbia a step closer to bankruptcy.”

BELGRADE - The Republic Electoral Commission (RIK) released late Wednesday the collective electoral list for the March 16 parliamentary elections, which consists of 19 slates submitted by 19 parties, coalitions and citizens' groups.

The RIK held a session at midnight, which was the deadline for slates to be withdrawn if any of the submitters wished to do so.

UZICE - The entrance to the premises of the Democratic Party (DS) in Uzice was set on fire some time after midnight and the prompt reaction by the fire-fighting squad prevented the fire from spreading to the premises and the building in which the party's seat is housed.

BELGRADE - The Republic Electoral Commission (RIK) will issue the collective electoral list for the March 16 early parliamentary elections which will comprise slates submitted by 19 parties, coalitions and civil organisations.

The RIK session will take place on Wednesday at midnight.

BELGRADE - The Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) will win 44 percent of votes in the March 16 elections, ahead of the coalition gathered around the Serbian Socialist Party (SPS) with 13 percent of votes, states the latest survey of the Center for Free Elections and Democracy (CeSID) published in the Monday's edition of the Belgrade-based daily Blic.

BELGRADE - Belgrade citizens' support to Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) at this point totals 42.5 percent while the Democratic Party (DS) can count on the votes of 17.4 percent of people, shows the latest survey carried out by FAKTOR PLUS agency.

Italy's new Prime Minister Matteo Renzi received the backing of the upper house of Parliament for his newly formed cabinet.

Following over 10 hours of debates in Parliament on Monday, Renzi won the confidence vote with 169 MPs "for", and 139 "against".

Montenegro is to get a new 23rd municipality after parliament verified a government decision adopted last December to grant municipal status to Gusinje.

The small town in northern Montenegro, near Albania, which has only around 2,000 inhabitants but a large diaspora in the US, is mainly home to ethnic Bosniaks and Albanians.