Serb premier's 'successor' pledges continuity

Serbia’s likely new prime minister pledged today to keep the country on the course of pro-democracy reforms and close ties with the West as charted by his slain predecessor Zoran Djindjic.

Zoran Zivkovic, 42, a close aide to Djindjic and vice-president of the ruling Democratic Party, won endorsement at the party’s main board meeting today.