Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Calum Macdonald (Labour), on Tuesday, 14 January 1997, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 44 members in total.

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DEMONSTRATIONS IN SERBIA

That this House endorses the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe's report on the conduct of elections in Serbia; supports the demand of the demonstrators that the outcome of the election be respected; applauds the demonstrators for their peaceful and dignified protest; welcomes this democratic challenge to the regime of President Milosevic, which was complicit in the worst acts of ethnic cleansing during the war in Bosnia, including the massacre at Srebenica; and expresses the hope that the present protests are the start of a process which will lead to Serbia being able to rejoin the European family of nations on the basis of democratic renewal and peaceful co-operation with its neighbours.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

DEMONSTRATIONS IN SERBIA (391A1)

The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by John Austin (primary, Labour) and tabled on Thursday, 16 January 1997. It has been signed by 4 members in total.

after `Srebrenica' insert `as well as being responsible for the brutal oppression of the Albanian in Kosova and denial of basic human rights.'.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

391 

391A1 

Session

1996-97

Subjects

Demonstrations Elections Serbia

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk