Kosovo Threatens Coalition Stability

The issue of Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence continues to threaten the stability of Serbia's fragile coalition government, comprising the Democratic Party and the Socialist Party. Indeed, a debate was held in the Serbian parliament on December 19 to discuss a no-confidence motion tabled by opposition parties. The Serb Radical Party and the Democratic Party of Serbia accused the government of 'abandoning Kosovo' by agreeing to the deployment of an EU-led police and justice mission (EULEX) in Kosovo. While voting on the motion was postponed due to the absence of a quorum (no new date has been set), the tabling

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