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Thu 09 Sep 2000Euphoric Serbs stage carnival to celebrate Milosevic defeatEuphoria filled Belgrade's Republic Square last night as a crowd of 200,000 jubilant Serbs celebrated the landslide presidential election victory of Dr Vojislav Kostunica.A mix of mothers, fathers, pensioners and youngsters jammed Kolarceva Street and flocked towards the blaring music in the square.