Political opposition

Serbia needs its current, "incompetent government" changed, leader of the Social Democratic Party (SDS) Boris Tadic said Friday.

Tadic argues that the return of a "strong opposition option" would mean a return of democracy to Serbia.

Hundreds of protesters in several major towns demonstrated on Monday against Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic's administration, which they accuse of widespread corruption, undemocratic practices and election fraud.

Three former Serbian state security officers were acquitted of the attempted murder of opposition party leader Vuk Draskovic during Slobodan Milosevic’s rule in 2000.

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.

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.

"Such actions by the prime minister are beyond imaginable in normal civilised countries," Grabar Kitarovic told a press conference on Tuesday amid the latest verbal spat between the two top politicians from opposing parties.

"By doing this, Milanovic is putting into question the institutions of the state as well as the citizens' will," she said.

Syria's main domestic and exiled opposition groups has said they had agreed a joint draft roadmap for the first time, calling for a transitional governing body and an end to the brutal conflict.

Syria?s moderate opposition would obey a deal that maintains the safety of Aleppo?s residents, the head of Syria?s opposition National Coalition has said after a U.N. envoy said Damascus was ready to suspend the bombardment of Aleppo for six weeks.

Syrian opposition figures and representatives of the regime of President Bashar al-Assad began talks in Moscow Jan. 28 aimed at restarting long-stalled peace negotiations to end the country's brutal war.        

Syria's opposition interim government said Jan. 22 it had received $6 million from the United States in the first direct US financial support for the rebel body.
      
The money is for development and relief projects in "areas liberated by the moderate Syrian opposition," it said in a statement, including food deliveries, public services and supporting local rebel councils.