Thirdly, it should not be seen as unusual that only three
political parties have survived in Serbia after the
elections. This also is the case of most western
democracies, say in England or France. These too make
their secret compromises and deals - there is nothing
mistique about politics. I think that Serbia has finally
reached the stage where a normal democratic political
process can start. The problem, of course remains the
province of Kosovo, which should be given an autonomy
similar to that which Quebec has in Canada. If they later
want to secede, then be it so. It cannot be stopped - it is
natural. There may be the roots of the 'Serbian being,'
however there are also 2 Million Albanians living there.
As a comparison - Kiev, in Ukraine, is where the Great
Russian Empire emerged - it is the heart of the 'Mother
Russia,' and yet, today, it is the capital of Ukraine and
the Russians must use their passports to travel to their
'Mecca.' In the UK, Scotland has recently got their own
parliament, so I see it as a question of time when the
Scots will vote for their seccession from the UK. Similar
debate is raging over in Ireland, and in Australia, which
also is the 'Crown's Land.' The young Australians are
growing up 20000 Km away from England, and so less and less
they see themselves as Her Majesty's subjects.
In sum, I hope that the current changes in Serbia will
result in the establishment of a parliamentary regime akin
to those in western democracies, as well as that the people
there will understand that Serbs are indeed a small nation
which has to fight vigorously for their place in the modern
world, not with weapons, but work.