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05 February 2010 |

Simon Cottrell It's a shame that the internet is a virtual medium, because there are a lot of people out there that I'd like to express my deep feelings of friendship to, and having spent the last two years here in Serbia, I'd like to do it in a truly Serbian way.


Feith: 'New Beginning' for Mitrovica
05 February 2010 | Lawrence Marzouk

The International Civilian Representative in Kosovo, Pieter Feith, has said the appointment of a team to create a new Serb-majority municipality in the divided city of Mitrovica could herald a 'new beginning'.

Georgieva, Ciolos Approved with New Commission
09 February 2010 |

The European Parliament has approved the new European Commission at its session in Strasbourg. Kristalina Georgieva and Dacian Ciolos are the new commissioners from Bulgaria and Romania, respectively.

Koricanske stijene: Awareness of Security
09 February 2010 |

A member of the Intelligence-Security Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina says he spoke to Milorad Skrbic while investigating the murder at Koricanske stijene and "determined that he did not have any operational data about this event".



Ex-Porn Star Running for Mayor in Croat Town

Zagreb | 16 April 2009 |
 
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Lidija Sunjerga, a former porn actress, has found her way to the top of the independent list of candidates and entered the race for mayor in the Croatian town of Kastela, reports the Globus weekly.

Source: javno.hr

She says she will fight for gender equality and environment protection in the south Croatian town. She says she hopes for votes equally from the young and old.

Sunjerga acted in porn films in the Netherlands in the 1990s before returning to her hometown Kastela.

This is the first time in Croatia that somebody from the porn industry has run for a political seat though across the world there are precedents.

Illona Staller, better known as Cicciolina, became a member of the Italian parliament some 20 years ago.

Milly D’Abbracio and the Czech Republic’s Dolly Buster tried to do the same but failed to pass the threshold.



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Comments:
Stop stop, keep your dignity
2009-04-17 09:38:04
oooh Politics, what a dirty depriving business. Indeed a tragic decline. Can't somebody bail out the Porn-industry so they dont have to fall that deep? Just think about their children. How would you feel, when kids on schoolyard pick on you, showing clips from talk-shows on mobile phones and insult you: Your mom is a politician, p-o-l-i-t-i-c-i-a-n, beh be beh, na na nah...

ex porn star
2009-04-17 15:44:21
Good for her. I hope she wins. I'll bet she will do a better job than any stuffy man. All those countries there need a breath of fresh air.

I am moving there
2009-04-17 19:35:01
If she wins I am moving there. Cheers!

she's totally right
2009-04-17 22:31:28
Running for the public function as mayor is the democratic right of everybody. Former jobs are not relevant, however experience in similar functions should be a pro. An agenda however targeting for gender equality and environment protection is to small, even for a small town like Kastela. Labour, tourism and well organised public services, don't forget those dear candidate.

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