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Pro-West Bloc Claims Win in Serbia

Posted May 11, 08 7:00 PM CDT in World 

(Newser) – Serbia's president declared victory today as voters favored his pro-West bloc by 10 points in early returns, BBC reports. President Boris Tadic called the election a vote for EU integration but maintained his stand against an independent Kosovo. If Tadic's party wins, it still must forge a wider coalition—which rivals say they can beat with a larger nationalist alliance.

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Tomislav Nikolic, ultra-nationalist Serbian Radical Party's leader, addresses the media in Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday, May 11, 2008.   (AP Photo/Andrej Cukic)
Serbia's pro-western President Boris Tadic jubilates electoral victory indowntown Belgrade, Sunday, May 11, 2008.   (AP Photo/Srdjan Ilic)
Supporters of Serbia's pro-western President Boris Tadic jubilate electoral victory in downtown Belgrade, Sunday, May 11, 2008.   (AP Photo/Srdjan Ilic)
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