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Pullen Milosevic loyalists threaten revolt over the prospect. party over which way to turn. “The situation in the party seems extremely complicated, as we try to convince the few remaining lag- gards that we need to move out of Milosevic’s shadow,” one Socialist Party official complained. “Dacic will eventually side with Many of us who have experi- Tadic in a bid to guide his party into enced numerous Serbian elections the European mainstream, but much rate ourselves as pundits when it of the membership and many offi- comes to predicting election re- cials may oppose that move.” sults and post-election moves. Nikolic agreed: “The question is We feel in-the-know because will the party split or will the ‘old- our experience of elections in Ser- timers’ back down,” he noted. bia has shown us that (a.) no single Fearing they might not cross the party or coalition will ever gain the 5-per-cent threshold to enter parlia- majority required to form a govern- ment, the Socialists teamed up with ment, and (b.) political negotiations the Association of Pensioners and the will never be quickly concluded. United Serbia Party, led by business- Even when the Democrats man Dragan Markovic “Palma”. achieved their surprising result at Pensioners leader, Jovan Krkoba- last month’s general election, it bic, Palma and Dacic are all pushing quickly became clear that the re- for a deal with the Democrats. sult was actually more-or-less the Socialist leader Ivica Dacic remains the Serbian kingmaker The reported price is the post of same as every other election result deputy PM, with a brief in charge of in Serbia, i.e. inconclusive. By Rade Maroevic in Belgrade to Serbia’s late president, Slobodan faces extinction unless it changes. security for the Socialist leader. This is likely to continue as long Milosevic, and reformists who want However, a strong current also In addition, the Socialists are bar- as Serbia’s politicians form new ense negotiations on a new gov- the party to become a modern Euro- flows in the opposite direction, led gaining for other ministries, includ- political parties every time they ernment have divided the ranks pean social democrat organisation. by party veterans enraged by the ing capital investments, Kosovo and disagree with their current party Tof the Socialist Party, which holds After eight years of stagnation, prospect of a deal with Tadic. education, Belgrade media reported. leader (there are currently 342 reg- the balance of power between the the Socialists returned to centre stage Mihajlo Markovic, a founder of Tadic has denied talk of horse- istered political parties in Serbia). main blocs and has yet to announce after winning 20 of the 250 seats in the party, recently warned of a crisis trading with the Socialists, maintain- Drawn-out negotiations are also which side they will support. parliament in the May 11 elections. if Dacic opts for the pro-European ing that ministries would go only to the norm. One Belgrade-based “It looks as if the Socialists will With the pro-European and nation- bloc, abandoning the Socialists’ “nat- those committed to working for the Ambassador recently told me he move towards a government led by alist blocs almost evenly matched, ural” ideological partners. government’s “strategic goal”. was also alarmed by the distinct the Democrats,” political analyst Mi- the Socialists now have the final say Markovic, a prominent supporter At the same time, Dacic seems re- lack of urgency among Serbian lan Nikolic, of the independent Cen- on the fate of the country. of Milosevic during the 1990s, is luctant to call off negotiations with politicians. “The country is at a tre of Policy Studies, said. “But such Nikolic believes the Socialists, led seen as representative of the “old- the nationalists. standstill and I don’t understand a move might provoke deeper divi- by Ivica Dacic, will come over to timers” in the party who want to stay “If we don’t reach an agreement their logic. If they are so eager to sions and even split the party.” Tadic, if only out of a pragmatic de- true to the former regime’s policies, with the DSS and Radicals, the par- progress towards the EU and en- Simultaneous negotiations held sire to ensure their political survival. even though these almost ruined the ty leadership will decide on future courage investors, how come they with the pro-European and national- “The group of younger Socialists Socialists for good. steps”, Dacic announced, following go home at 5pm sharp and don’t ist blocs have drawn attention to a gathered around Dacic seems to be Some younger Socialist officials the first session of country’s new par- work weekends?” deep rift inside the Socialists. in the majority”, Nikolic said, adding have voiced frustration over the con- liament on Wednesday. Surely the situation is urgent This divides “old-timers” loyal that these reformists believe the party tinuing impasse within their own Source: Balkan Insight (www.balkaninsight.com) enough to warrant a little overtime. THIS ISSUE OF Business Insight Neighbourhood Matters Belgrade Insight IS SUPPORTED BY: Costs Mounting Football Rebellion conomists are warning that pro- hile the football world watch- longed uncertainty over Serbia’s es events unfold at the Euro- Efuture could scare off investors, lead Wpean Championships in Austria and to higher inflation and jeopardise Switzerland, Bosnia is experiencing prosperity for years to come. a soccer rebellion, led by fans, play- “This year has been lost, from the ers and former stars who are enraged standpoint of economic policy,” says by what they see as corrupt leaders Stojan Stamenkovic of the Econom- of the country’s football association ics Institute in Belgrade. leaders. page 5 page 10 2 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, December 21, 2018 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, December 21, 2018 3 FESTIVE GUIDE FESTIVE GUIDE Vladimir Kulic: ‘What’s not to like about Modernism?’ The man behind the huge critical success of the MoMA show on Yugoslav Modernist Architecture is delighted by the new appreciation being shown for what he considers masterpieces in Installation view of Toward a Concrete Utopia: Architecture in Yugoslavia, 1948–1980, The Museum of Modern Art, Photo: Martin Sec concrete. New York, July 15, 2018–January 13, 2019. © 2018 The Museum of Modern Art. to the Yugoslav coastal resorts of the The social role that architecture was er surprising place where the market Daniel PETRICK 1970s, which the MoMA show presents called on to serve in Yugoslavia What has validated Yugoslav urban plan- in detail. These resorts were built for stands out in the exhibition. Visitors see ners. Say what you want about the eople were puzzled the working classes relax in, in a shared architectural renderings and photos of grey towers but real estate prices are Zlatko Ugljen. Šerefudin White Mosque. 1969–79. Visoko, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Interior when Vladimir Kulic egalitarian space along with foreign kindergartens, gas stations, mosques, holding up well, showing it remains a view. Photo: Valentin Jeck, commissioned by The Museum of Modern Art, 2016 started studying Yugo- tourists – but Hotel Lone is so expen- mass housing projects, and workers’ desirable place to live. Although the to the river and to the parks, you know this new appreciation for his old passion. slav Modernist architec- sive that MoMA refused to pay for Kulic universities designed by premier ar- development was vilified in the 1970s ultimately, what’s not to like?” “If the exhibition pushes it even further, I’d ture in the early 2000s. and his team to stay there during their chitects. Today, by contrast, shopping and 1980s, Kulic remarks that you can A realisation that New Belgrade isn’t so be quite happy,” he concluded. “I got the question more research trip in the region. While Hotel malls and luxury apartments are the “drive downtown in ten minutes, there’s bad and that Modernist 1970s-style beach Pthan once; why in the world am I work- Lone is an act of aesthetic homage, it premier architectural projects being ample parking, you are surrounded by resorts are hip has gone along with a broad- “Towards a Concrete Utopia: Architec- ing on this? Who would even want to clearly wasn’t built for the same social built in the former Yugoslav countries. greenery, the quality of the housing er re-engagement with brutalist architec- ture in Yugoslavia, 1948–1980” closes on know about this?” he recalled, “Even purpose as the Yugoslav resorts. Kulic noted New Belgrade as anoth- stock is rather high … you have access ture across the world. Kulic is pleased by January 13 in MoMA in New York City. from architects from the region.” He is unlikely to face such questions again following the critically acclaimed exhibition, “Towards a Concrete Utopia: Architecture in Yugoslavia, 1948-1980,” at New York City’s Museum of Modern Art MoMA, which runs through to Jan- uary 13.