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Nikolic upset the odds to defeat incumbent Boris Tadic but vowed to pursue his predecessor's drive for the Balkans nation to join the European Union. One-time ally of the late Serbian strongman Slobodan Milosevic, Nikolic led with 50.21 per cent over... Full Article at Adelaide Now
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The Balkans is the historic and geographic name used to describe a region of southeastern Europe. The region has a combined area of 550,000 km² and a population of around 55 million. The archaic Greek name for the Balkan Peninsula is the Peninsula of Haemus (Χερσόνησος του Αίμου). The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains which run... Full Article At Wikipedia.org
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