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Serbia's opposition leader quits over failed EU push

Posted September 7, 2008 11:06:00

The head of the main opposition party in Serbia has resigned after senior colleagues refused to back the country's efforts to join the European Union.

Tomislav Nikolic had recently persuaded his Serbian Radical Party to approve the ratification of an important agreement with the EU.

But there was a party revolt over the issue, with critics saying it meant abandoning Serbia's claim to Kosovo.

-BBC

Tags: world-politics, serbia

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