Belgrade [Serbia], November 2 (ANI): Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic dissolved parliament as a result of rising political strain at residence and from the European Union and referred to as for a snap parliamentary vote with parallel native elections on December 17.

Less than two years after the victory of the Serbian Progressive Party on the polls, the chief of the occasion, President Vucic, was compelled to dissolve parliament on Wednesday, Al Jazeera reported.

Serbia are making a play to affix the European Union (EU), to affix the opposite 27 nations within the supranational political and financial union.

Joining the European Union will imply that Serbia should comply with its tips together with, sanctioning Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, tackling organised crime and corruption, and strengthening the rule of legislation and human rights.

The president and the Serbian Progressive Party, have led Serbia since 2012, nonetheless, they’ve been accused by protesters of selling a tradition of violence whereas cracking down on media and electoral freedom, stories Al Jazeera.

This follows stories of back-to-back shootings in May that killed 18 folks. Several pro-EU events in Serbia have mentioned the federal government had ignored protesters’ calls for to name for brand spanking new elections.

On Wednesday, Al Jazeera reported {that a} pro-EU occasion in Serbia proclaimed, “Serbia is in a deep political and social crisis,” they mentioned. “The demands of those who have been protesting for months were ignored. We need responsible people in politics who will solve problems instead of ignoring them.” These calls for brand spanking new elections have now been accepted with the dissolution of Vucic’s parliament.

Attempts to affix the European Union are additionally being stalled by tensions between Serbia and Kosovo. Kosovo is acknowledged by greater than 100 nations, but Serbia nonetheless perceives Kosovo as a southern province.

Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, mentioned on Tuesday throughout a go to to Belgrade that “Serbia and Kosovo must make more progress if they want EU membership, Al Jazeera reports.

Major animosities remain between Kosovo and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), with the outbreak of war between February 1998 and June 1999, resulting in an estimated 10,000 people dying in the conflict.

The war climaxed with NATO troops becoming involved, leading to Yugoslavian ) forces withdrawing from the area; NATO troops have been stationed in Kosovo ever since.

Tensions flared again in September following the outbreak of violence in northern Kosovo, that resulted in Serbian troops being sent to the Kosovan border.

Experts believe that the absence of a working parliament will allow Vucic to buy time and delay decisions over ties with independent Kosovo, whilst he prepares for a European Union bid. (ANI)