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Serbs Boycott Kosovo Elections
The Washington Post ^ | Oct 24 | Daniel Williams

Posted on 10/24/2004 8:47:26 AM PDT by followerofchrist

PRISTINA, Serbia and Montenegro, Oct. 23 -- Members of Kosovo's Serb minority boycotted parliamentary elections in high numbers Saturday, striking a blow to international efforts to promote multiethnic cooperation in advance of talks designed to determine the status of the province.

About 107,000 Serbs were eligible to vote in this province of 1.4 million, which is still technically part of Serbia and Montenegro, the successor to Yugoslavia. But early figures indicated that the Serb vote was minuscule, and polling stations in Serb areas were mostly empty.

Although a complete breakdown of the vote was unavailable, 88 of the 14,000 Serb voters turned out in the town of Leporavac, according to officials statistics. In Zvecan, 86 of about 7,000 voted.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: elections; serbia
It seems our Serbian friends don't take notice of people who may say "you're wasting your vote!" I knew I loved these people as soon as Clinton started bombing them.
1 posted on 10/24/2004 8:47:26 AM PDT by followerofchrist
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To: followerofchrist
This election is a fraud conjured up by Clinton, Clark and Al(notso)bright.
2 posted on 10/24/2004 8:52:31 AM PDT by tobyhill (The war on terrorism is not for the weak!)
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To: followerofchrist

Serbian Americans have endorsed Dubya. Yeah!!!`

http://www.serbsforbush.com/


3 posted on 10/25/2004 4:12:10 PM PDT by eleni121 (Islam arose as an ideological movement against Rome/Byzantium...nothing has changed)
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To: eleni121

Serbian Americans are afraid Kerry will blow up their parents' houses.


4 posted on 10/26/2004 8:20:16 AM PDT by followerofchrist
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