Sorry--forgot to post an election results update--not good news, as one can see....
Serbia: Election Deals Blow to Main Centrist Parties
Poor showing by two main democratic parties likely to slow formation of new government.
By Dragana Nikolic Solomon in Belgrade (Balkan Insight, 22 Jan 07)Centrist parties did worse than they expected in Serbia’s first general election and most diplomats and observers predicted difficulties ahead in forming a new government.
But although the hard-line nationalist Serbian Radical Party, SRS, won most votes with 28.5 per cent of ballots on January 21, it will again be denied the chance to form a government as it lacks potential coalition partners.
This means that the so-called democratic bloc will form the new administration. However, analysts say this would not be easy, firstly because of rivalries within the democratic bloc and secondly because no party among them has emerged as the clear leader.
This makes squabbles more likely over ministerial posts, delaying the new government’s formation.
“The new government will [only] be formed on the last day that the law allows,” predicted Dejan Anastasijevic, a political journalist.
A new parliament must be announced within 30 days of the election result being announced or fresh elections may be called. The official results will probably be declared on January 25.
http://www.iwpr.net/?p=brn&s=f&o=328895&apc_state=henh