The proven rule and order of moves — first irritate and/or discourage, then lure (“throw a bone”) and divide, and then rule happily and (un)successfully — continues to prove successful Even the most cursory look at political life in Serbia shows that with the nearing of the elections, the approach of the ruling coalition is becoming more organized and attacking, […]

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