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The EU would like pro-Western candidate Boris Tadic to be reelected. (Photo: European Commission)

Brussels watches as Serbs head to polls

Serbians will on Sunday elect their new president, in a choice between current pro-Western leader Boris Tadic and his nationalist and eurosceptic opponent Tomislav Nikolic.

The election has regularly been presented as a "referendum" on Serbia's future, particularly in terms of foreign policy.

The difference in positions between the candidates is quite stark: Mr Nikolic favours closer ties with Russia, while Mr Tadic sees EU integration as the only way forward for Serbia.

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