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Serbia set for early election in April

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Serbia is set for an early parliamentary election on April 24 after the government said it needed a stronger mandate to push through economic reforms

Serbia is set for an early parliamentary election on April 24 after the government said it needed a stronger mandate to push through economic reforms and complete EU accession talks that formally started last year.

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President Tomislav Nikolic signed a decree dissolving parliament live on state television on Friday, then told viewers: “The time has come to re-examine the support for reforms painful for many citizens.”

Serbia’s president has dissolved parliament and scheduled an early parliamentary election https://t.co/7YaaAaUOKl pic.twitter.com/o0Lm9C7oY5

— The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) 4 mars 2016

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