Stambolic, who served as Serbia's president from 1986 to 1987, was expected to be Milosevic's major rival in the October 2000 presidential election.
Očekivalo se da će Stambolić, koji je bio predsednik Srbije u periodu od 1986. do 1987, biti glavni Miloševićev rival na predsedničkim izborima u oktobru 2000.