Issue 255 - August 24, 1996

If compelled to deal with the problem of Kosovo, Milosevic is likely to do so after the elections

Why did Serbia abstain from producing radical changes during the elections of 1945 and 1990? Will voters wake up from their lethargy in 1996?

The National and Liberal parties on the Popular Agreement list; Social Democrats are still doing a deal and SDA and DSA are waiting

Elections were announced on 14 August , the deadline for handing in lists of candidates is 3 October; verification of lists will take place on 6 October; pre-election black-out is between 1-3 November; elections will be held on 3 November.

Unwillingly and quietly, Serbia is preparing to privatize large chunks of the Post, Telephone and Telegraph (PTT) system, electric (EPS) and oil (NIS) industry.

The huge cargo plane circled over Belgrade for three hours with no contact with ground control and no electricity for its instruments. It was carrying a cargo which officials still can’t agree on although the plane was chartered through a mediator by Yugoslavia’s main arms export company. Finally, the IL-76 crashed and exploded trying to land at Surcin airport which caused a number of unpleasant questions