KOSOVO ALBANIANS TO VOTE FOR SERBIA'S PRESIDENT?

BELGRADE, Sept 5 (Hina) - Kosovo Albanians will be included in voters lists for Serbia's Sept. 29 presidential election, Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic said on Thursday, adding that "the contrary would mean that Serbia is renouncing Kosovo". #L# "The risk that the presidential ballot in Serbia will fail is great," Djindjic told Beta news agency, fearing that an insufficient number of constituents will go to the polls. If around one million Kosovo Albanians are included in voters lists, the total number of voters would rise up to some 7.5 million, one million more than at the last presidential election in December 2002. The law stipulates that a minimum 51 percent of the electoral body must vote in order for the election to be valid, which means that around 3.7 million constituents should go to the polls. According to Djindjic, every presidential candidate with a democratic programme is acceptable for the Serbian government. "It's still too early to make forecasts," he said. Djindjic stated that if the election failed it would pose a "problem for the government which will have to explain abroad what is going on in the country and if there is a crisis." (hina) ha