ZAGREB, Feb 15 (Hina) - Sunday's repeated and additional elections for councils and representatives of ethnic minorities and additional elections for representatives of ethnic minorities and Croats in bodies of local and regional
self-government were held in a tolerant and democratic atmosphere, the non-governmental election-monitoring association GONG said, adding that electoral rights were honoured but that the turnout was very low.
ZAGREB, Feb 15 (Hina) - Sunday's repeated and additional elections for
councils and representatives of ethnic minorities and additional
elections for representatives of ethnic minorities and Croats in
bodies of local and regional self-government were held in a tolerant
and democratic atmosphere, the non-governmental election-monitoring
association GONG said, adding that electoral rights were honoured but
that the turnout was very low.#L#
Elections were held in only 39 percent of units for which they had
been called due to the lack of candidates, GONG said.
Monitors did not record violations of the media blackout and only
minor irregularities were noted.
(Hina) ha