First parliamentary elections held.

AuthorRutsch, Horst
PositionPeaceWatch: Kosovo - Brief Article

The international community has hailed Kosovo's first parliamentary election under UN rule as a huge success. The region's administrators said there were few serious violations or disruptions, despite some intimidation of Serb voters by hardliners campaigning against the election. The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, which organized the vote, said turnout was around 63 per cent of eligible voters and was high among ethnic Albanians who form the majority in the province, and also unexpectedly among Serbs, despite a reluctance by some to take part. Some Serb leaders had been calling for a boycott, branding the assembly as a symbol of the Albanian march to independence.

UN officials had been hoping that a high turnout...

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