Analysts attribute the rigid stances taken by DS leaders to the rivalry between Tadic and outgoing Prime Minister Zoran Zivkovic, both of whom seek the post of party leader, left vacant by the assassination of former Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic.
Analitičari tako krute stavove lidera DS-a pripisuju rivalstvu između Tadića i odlazećeg premijera Zorana Živkovića koji su kandidati za mesto lidera stranke, koje je ostalo upražnjeno posle ubistva premijera Zorana Đinđića.