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| Serbian parties in coalition deal | |
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| The main pro-reform parties in Serbia have agreed to form a government, more than three months after the general election, local media reports say. | The main pro-reform parties in Serbia have agreed to form a government, more than three months after the general election, local media reports say. |
| The deal was reached between the caretaker Prime Minister, Vojislav Kostunica, and President Boris Tadic, according to TV reports. | The deal was reached between the caretaker Prime Minister, Vojislav Kostunica, and President Boris Tadic, according to TV reports. |
| Mr Tadic had set Friday as the deadline for a new prime minister to be named. | Mr Tadic had set Friday as the deadline for a new prime minister to be named. |
| If a government is not formed by 14 May, the president is obliged to call new elections. | If a government is not formed by 14 May, the president is obliged to call new elections. |
| Wrangling | Wrangling |
| Earlier this week a hardline nationalist, Tomislav Nikolic, was elected parliamentary speaker, prompting fears that Serbia could abandon the road to reform. | Earlier this week a hardline nationalist, Tomislav Nikolic, was elected parliamentary speaker, prompting fears that Serbia could abandon the road to reform. |
| But he has now said he will resign because a new government is being formed. | |
| The parties have been wrangling over who will control the key ministries of defence and the interior, as well as the intelligence services. | The parties have been wrangling over who will control the key ministries of defence and the interior, as well as the intelligence services. |
| The nationalist Radicals became the largest party in parliament in the January election. But no party has enough seats to govern alone. | The nationalist Radicals became the largest party in parliament in the January election. But no party has enough seats to govern alone. |
| Reports said President Tadic, whose Democratic Party is the most pro-Western, would take charge of the national security council, responsible for the hunt for the fugitive Bosnian Serb wartime leaders Ratko Mladic and Radovan Karadzic. | Reports said President Tadic, whose Democratic Party is the most pro-Western, would take charge of the national security council, responsible for the hunt for the fugitive Bosnian Serb wartime leaders Ratko Mladic and Radovan Karadzic. |
| The agreement involves the Democratic Party, Mr Kostunica's Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS), G-17 and New Serbia. | The agreement involves the Democratic Party, Mr Kostunica's Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS), G-17 and New Serbia. |
| The BBC's Nick Hawton in Belgrade says the new government will have to tackle the difficult Kosovo issue. The UN Security Council is currently discussing a plan which would give the Serbian province a form of independence demanded by its majority Albanian population. Serbian leaders are opposed to the plan. |