▁mand ates . ▁The ▁D SS ▁moved ▁into ▁opposition ▁following ▁the ▁election , ▁when ▁a ▁new ▁coal ition ▁government ▁was ▁formed ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁rival ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁( D em okrat ska ▁stran ka ; ▁D S ). ▁Pal ali ć ▁continued ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁committee ▁on ▁local ▁self - g overn ment . ▁ ▁Pal ali ć ▁opposed ▁a ▁state ▁visit ▁by ▁Joseph ▁B iden ▁to ▁Ser bia ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁acc using ▁the ▁American ▁vice - pres ident ▁of ▁being ▁anti - Ser b . ▁He ▁spoke ▁against ▁the ▁prospect ▁of ▁Ser bia ▁joining ▁the ▁North ▁Atlantic ▁Tre aty ▁Organ ization ▁( N AT O ) ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁saying , ▁" Ser bia ▁has ▁no ▁place ▁in ▁an ▁organization ▁that ▁bom bed ▁Ser bia ▁and ▁the ▁[ ▁Repub lika ▁Sr ps ka ▁], ▁occupied ▁Kos ovo - Met oh ija , ▁and ▁supported ▁the ▁independence ▁of ▁that ▁ph oney ▁state ." ▁He ▁later ▁opposed ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁resolution ▁by ▁the ▁Ser bian ▁Assembly ▁apolog izing ▁for ▁the ▁S re br en ica ▁mass acre , ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁that ▁it ▁in app ropri ately ▁placed ▁bl ame ▁on ▁Ser bs ▁as ▁a ▁people . ▁He ▁was ▁quoted ▁as ▁saying , ▁" This ▁will ▁put ▁a ▁bur den ▁on ▁all ▁future ▁gener ations ▁in ▁Ser bia , ▁by ▁saying ▁that ▁Ser bia ▁is ▁responsible ▁and ▁failed ▁to ▁prevent ▁everything ▁that ▁happened ▁in ▁S re br en ica