Bojan Pajtic

The Democratic Party (DS) will on Sunday launch their campaign for elections that may be held in early 2016.

DS leader Bojan Pajtic made the announcement on Friday.

Head of the provincial government in Vojvodina and DS party leader Bojan Pajtic has said that provincial elections can be held in April at the earliest.

A DS party spokeswoman welcomed on Monday the criminal charges against a person suspected of making death threats against DS leader Bojan Pajtic on Facebook.

Aleksandra Jerkov added, however, that there are similar cases that remain unsolved.

Bojan Pajtic has said that those who wrote the "Death to Pajtic" graffiti in Novi Sad "are known," and accused the police of not preventing them.

The Democratic Party (DS) has asked Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and members of his cabinet to condemn tabloid Informer's "campaign against Bojan Pajtic."

Pajtic is the leader of this party that is in opposition in the national assembly, and also serves as head of the provincial government of Vojvodina.

The Novi Sad-based 021.rs website is reporting that hate graffiti have appeared in Novi Sad's streets targeting the leader of the DS party Bojan Pajtic.

Pajtic also heads the provincial government in Vojvodina.

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland voiced support for Serbia along the path toward full membership in the EU.

She did this in a meeting with leader of the Democratic Party (DS) Bojan Pajtic, and underlined the importance of the opposition's role in the democratic oversight of the government.

On his second visit to Belgrade since taking over as EU Enlargement Commissioner last autumn, Hahn is meeting President Tomislav Nikolic and Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic among other officials.

Ahead of his visit, Hahn said Serbia and the EU should start accession talks soon, and he was there to help Belgrade finish the reforms it had started.

BELGRADE - Chairman of the Executive Council of Vojvodina Bojan Pajtic said Monday that the provincial and local elections cannot be held before the spring of 2016, when, due to the situation in the country, a snap parliamentary election should also take place.

Opposition DS holds protest rally in Belgrade

BELGRADE -- The Democratic Party (DS) on Saturday held a rally on Republic Square in Belgrade that brought together about 5,500 supporters, according to police estimates.

The party is in opposition in the state parliament, and in power in the province of Vojvodina.