Even today as the opposition was poised to take over city halls across the country, many ordinary Serbs seemed skeptical.

But even the ordinary Serbs who are the worst affected do not seem to object to the leaders whose war policies have brought misery upon them.

"I was not happy when I saw ordinary Serbs going from here," he said.

Is it possible that ordinary Serbs just don't know about the genocidal campaign against Kosovo's Albanians?

Today's developments will weaken the opposition and make it seem less credible to ordinary Serbs.

But skeptics have predicted that this policy would merely punish ordinary Serbs.

This history made the propaganda believable to ordinary Serbs.

That theme struck home with many ordinary Serbs.

While this display of clear thinking by ordinary Serbs is cheering, it is not likely to result in a quick change in leadership.

Mr. Draskovic, although speaking for many ordinary Serbs, especially here in the capital, is not "inside the system."