YUGOSLAVIA: SERBIAN RADICAL PARTY LEADERS VOTE UNANIMOUSLY TO RESIGN THEIR POSTIONS IN THE SERBIAN GOVERNMENT

Record ID: 328450

  • Title: YUGOSLAVIA: SERBIAN RADICAL PARTY LEADERS VOTE UNANIMOUSLY TO RESIGN THEIR POSTIONS IN THE SERBIAN GOVERNMENT
  • Date: 14th June 1999
  • Summary: BELGRADE, YUGOSLAVIA (JUNE 14, 1999) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. WIDE OF SESSION OF THE SERBIAN RADICAL PARTY PRESIDENTIAL COUNCIL 0.06 2. SCU SOUNDBITE (Serbo-Croat) LEADER OF SERBIAN RENEWAL PARTY, VOJISLAV SESELJ SAYING: " The only reason for Radical Party and SPS coalition was protection of Kosovo. We hoped that we will defend Kosovo until the last minute. But our coalition partners together with Serbian Renewal Movement and under the strong pressure from the western countries signed the Ahtisaari-Chernomyrdin document" 1.06 3. CU CUTAWAY OF JOURNALISTS 1.09 4. SCU SOUNDBITE (Serbo-Croat) SESELJ TALKING 1.29 5. WS VOTING PROCEDURE IN PROGRESS 1.35 6. SCU SOUNDBITE (Serbo-Croat) VOJISLAV SESELJ SAYING: "As Kosovo is under occupation we have no motive to stay in the government." 1.57 7. SV CUTAWAY PARTY LEADERS LISTENING 2.02 8. SV VOJISLAV SESELJ LEAVES SESSION/ WIDE OF ROOM (2 SHOTS) 2.24 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 29th June 1999 13:00
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  • Location: BELGRADE,YUGOSLAVIA
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  • Country: Yugoslavia
  • Reuters ID: LVA2MOX974TZVSD3RNHJSTZZO6EV
  • Story Text: The leader of the Serbian Radical Party, Vojislav
    Seselj has said his party will leave the Serbian government
    coalition because Kosovo is "under occupation" by NATO forces.

    The leaders of the ultra-nationalist party voted
    unanimously on Monday (June 14) that all its ministers would
    resign their positions in the Serbian government and break the
    coalition with the Socialist Party of Serbia and the Yugoslav
    Left.

    The party, led by Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Vojislav
    Seselj, had threatened to leave the government if NATO troops
    entered Kosovo.

    "Since Kosovo is under occupation we have no motive to
    stay put in the government," Seselj said.

    Serbian Radical Party deputies voted earlier this month
    against the peace agreement on Kosovo.

    The Serbian Radical Party has two deputy prime ministers
    and 13 ministers in the government.

    One of the 15 Radical Party ministers in government was in
    hospital but the other 14 voted unanimously to withdraw from
    the government.

    The ministers said they were going to present their
    resignations in writing to the Serbian parliament.

    Serbia is one of two republics which make up the Yugoslav
    federation.

    The province of Kosovo in southern Serbia, is considered
    to be the cradle of Serbian culture and religion.


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