History of Serbia 1903 constitution. The 2007 elections confirmed the pro-reform and pro-European stance of the Serbian Parliament, in which Boris Tadic's party doubled his representation. On 3 February 2008, Tadic was re-elected as President.<br>The Serbian government passed through weeks of severe crisis after the unilateral declaration of independence of its southern province of Kosovo on 17 February 2008, which was gradually recognized by the United States and numerous European Union countries. The crisis was fuelled by the demand by Prime Minister Vojislav Koštunica of the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) to the Democratic Party (Serbia) (DS), which held governmental majority, of a
First inauguration of Boris Yeltsin First inauguration of Boris Yeltsin The First Inauguration of Boris Yeltsin as the first President of Russia took place on Wednesday, July 10, 1991. The ceremony was held at the State Kremlin Palace and it lasted about thirty minutes. The first in the history of Russia presidential inauguration ceremony. As a result of nationwide referendum on the introduction of the post of the President of Russia, the first presidential election was held. Boris Yeltsin won the elections, gaining more than 58 percent of the vote. He took office a month after the elections. In 1991, President of Russia, as well