reformist attitude, but it was indicated that he was an enlightened patriot as well. When the Student Political Club joined the Democratic Party, Antić was the only one who was given a high posisition in the party. However, due to Čedomir Jovanović's personal dealings and ambitions in the Democratic Party, SPK members failed to create a wing in the party, and Antić was soon marginalized. Antić withdrew from political life after 2000. He was a member of the first executive board of the University of Belgrade since the beginning of the democratic changes and took part in the governmental commission for drafting the Public Holidays Law. Dissatisfied by aspects of political transition in Serbia and disillusioned after corruption scandals in the Democratic Party, Antić entered politics again. In 2002 he published his state and national program "The Draft: Independent Serbia in the European Union" ("Nacrt: Nezavisna Srbija u Evropskoj uniji"). In the Draft he advocated for the dissolution of the dysfunctional union between Serbia and Montenegro and a "historical compromise" between the Republic of Serbia and ethnic Albanians from Kosovo. Even though he left the possibility for the reintegration of Kosovo into Serbia, Antić opted for a peaceful and democratic division of Kosovo. He advocated for a new political beginning for Serbia, the establishment of a firm, functional, but economically and politically fully regionalised state. The Draft was adopted as political program of the newly established party G17 Plus. G17 Plus came fourth in parliamentary elections of 2003 (its political club in parliament was the third in number of MPs). Soon after, Antić was elected the youngest member of the G17 Plus presidency. After the establishment of the first Koštunica government (DSS – G17 – SPO/NS), Antic became the political advisor of Deputy Prime Minister Miroljub Labus. In government, Antic was known as an independent and bold critic of the general politics and policies. He played an important role in writing the Labus Plan for Kosovo (2004), defended the government in the crisis over cooperation with the ICTY (from January to March 2005), and was firm in M. Labus public defence during "the Ericsson Scandal" in 2005. However, his firm stand over Montenegro and Kosovo, and popularity within G17 Plus, alienated the party leadership from Antic. After Labus resigned and left the party leadership in May 2006, Antic supported the party's Vice-President Mlađan Dinkic. Nevertheless, Antic's candidacy for vice-presidency was