Episode 161: Serbia's Snap Elections: Extraordinary Campaigning in Extraordinary Elections

In this episode Adam and Alexandra start with the latest news in the region, including the new government in Poland, the trucker blockade on the Polish-Ukrainian border, Putin's 'election' bid and Slovakia moves in the legal sphere.Later, Alexandra chats with Nikola Burazer, a Serbian political scientist, journalist, program director at the Center for Contemporary Politics and executive editor of European Western Balkans. They discuss the upcoming Serbian snap elections and wider political developments in the country, including the vicious campaign by Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and possible openings for the opposition to incite democratic change.For more context read:"Serbia continues to walk the tightrope" By Marta Szpala, Issue 5/2023 New Eastern Europe:https://neweasterneurope.eu/2023/09/11/serbia-continues-to-walk-the-tightrope/Join us on Patreon!www.patreon.com/talkeasterneuropeListen to the Fulbright Poland podcast titled “Fulbright Talks” tolearn more about Fulbright Poland alumni and their fascinatingendeavors: https://fulbright.edu.pl/fulbright-talks/

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