Serbia election pits nationalism against West
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Serbia votes on Sunday in a  presidential election pitting a pro-Western liberal against a  nationalist in a vote seen as a plebiscite on Belgrade's place  in the world as it prepares for the loss of Kosovo.
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Hardliner Tomislav Nikolic won the  first round of Serbia's presidential vote on Sunday, setting up  a second-round contest that will shape Serbian ties with the  West after the expected loss of Kosovo.
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Serbia voted on Sunday in a knife-edge  presidential election that could decide whether it turns its  back on the West in response to the imminent loss of the  breakaway province of Kosovo.
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"I wouldn't be ready to put my money on anyone right now"  Serbia votes on Sunday in a presidential election pitting a pro-Western liberal against a nationalist in a vote seen as a plebiscite on Belgrade's place in the world as it prepares for the loss of Kosovo. via Reuters
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Nationalist parties took the lead in weekend municipal elections in Bosnia, but moderate Serbs made inroads in some traditionally hard-line areas, according to preliminary results in a vote marked by disappointingly
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A pro-Western and a nationalist candidate faced off Sunday in a closely contested Serbian presidential race that could determine whether the troubled Balkan nation will move closer to the European Union or sink back into isolation.
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"There is a risk of the return of the old guard that led Serbia into conflicts and isolation during the 1990s and led people into turmoil and uncertainty"  By Ellie TzortziBELGRADE  - Pro-Western president Boris Tadic and hardline challenger Tomislav Nikolic vie in elections on Sunday that will decide who drives Serbia's response to the trauma of the expected breakaway of its Kosovo region.Opinion polls ahead of a first-round ballot gave Nikolic a slim lead over Tadic, but not enough for a knockout victory.The winner of the February 3 run-off will be the candidate who can attract third-party votes with promises of better living standards, jobs and the defense of Kosovo, heading for independence with Western backing within months. Read more
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An ally of late autocrat Slobodan Milosevic edged ahead of the pro-Western incumbent in Serbia's presidential election Sunday, but failed to win an outright majority, according to independent monitors and partial official results.
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Serbia faces a showdown next month between a nationalist who leans towards Russia and a liberal favoring the West in a presidential election run-off.
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The Christian Science Monitor - The largest Serb election turnout since voters tossed out Slobodan Milosevic in 2000 has set up a dramatic runoff for Feb. 3 between a radical pro-Russia nationalist whose mentor is at The Hague for war crimes and a pro-European Union moderate who has favored trade, reconciliation, and even NATO status.
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Hardliner Tomislav Nikolic won the first round of Serbia's presidential vote on Sunday, setting up a second-round contest that will shape Serbian ties with the West after the expected loss of Kosovo.
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Serbia's pro-Western President Boris  Tadic won re-election on Sunday against nationalist challenger  Tomislav Nikolic in a vote that will determine the country's  future ties with the European Union.
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BELGRADE, Serbia -- Serbia's pro-Western president narrowly defeated an ally of late autocrat Slobodan Milosevic in a closely contested election Sunday only days before an expected declaration of independence by the breakaway Kosovo province.
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Nationalist challenger Tomislav  Nikolic conceded defeat in Serbia's presidential election on  Sunday, congratulating pro-Western incumbent Boris Tadic on his  victory.
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Pro-Western president Boris Tadic and  hardline challenger Tomislav Nikolic vie in elections on Sunday  that will decide who drives Serbia's response to the trauma of  the expected breakaway of its Kosovo region.
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More than a decade after the former Yugoslavia was torn apart by war, nationalists have performed well in elections in Bosnia, Slovenia and Serbia, highlighting the ethnic divisions of all three nations.
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The Christian Science Monitor - European leaders breathed a sigh of relief after Serbian democrat Boris Tadic eked out a victory Sunday over ultranationalist Tomislav Nikolic in a divisive election held days before the expected loss of Kosovo, often spoken of here as the soul of ancient Serbia.