BELGRADE, Dec 8 (Hina) - The turnout by 6 p.m. at Serbia's repeat presidential election on Sunday was 32 percent of a total of 6.5 million eligible voters, which is less than at the failed September ballot, according to data of the
Centre for Free Elections and Democracy (CESID), which correspond to those of the Serbian Election Commission.
BELGRADE, Dec 8 (Hina) - The turnout by 6 p.m. at Serbia's repeat
presidential election on Sunday was 32 percent of a total of 6.5
million eligible voters, which is less than at the failed September
ballot, according to data of the Centre for Free Elections and
Democracy (CESID), which correspond to those of the Serbian
Election Commission. #L#
The candidates in the repeat vote are incumbent Yugoslav President
Vojislav Kostunica, the Radicals' leader Vojislav Seselj, and the
president of the Party of Serb Unity, Borislav Pelevic.
The term of office of Serbia's incumbent President, Milan
Milutinovic, an indictee of the U.N. war crimes tribunal at The
Hague, expires on January 5.
In Kosovo the electoral turnout by 2 p.m. in 19 municipalities with
a Serb population was 14 percent, said Milena Jaksic, CESID's local
coordinator, adding this was two percent more than in the October 13
run-off and about the same as in the first round on Sept. 29.
Kosovo's entire Albanian population is ignoring the ballot, saying
the neighbouring state is going to the polls.
Pristina's Albanian language press did not event report that the
Serbian presidential ballot was being held today.
Jaksic said the lists of Kosovo's voters, about which there had been
many complaints in the first round, had been "partly corrected".
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