Economics
Ex-Milosevic Ally Poised to Win Serb Vote With Economic Plan
- Premier Vucic's Progressive Party may win outright majority
- Vucic plans to overhaul economy, prepare Serbia for EU entry
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Serbian Premier Aleksandar Vucic is poised to easily win Sunday’s snap elections, securing a new four-year term to push through an economic overhaul and bring the country closer to joining the European Union.
A former ally of Slobodan Milosevic, who led Serbia during the bloody 1990s breakup of Yugoslavia, Vucic and his Progressive party are now trying to prepare the Balkan state of 7.2 million people for EU membership by the end of the decade. He called the parliamentary ballot two years into his four-year term to give himself breathing room for reforms that previous governments have struggled to tackle in the face of popular opposition.