PRISTINA, Nov 18 (Hina) - International observers in Kosovo on Sunday hailed the Saturday general election in this southern Yugoslav province, assessing the elections as an important step in the reconciliation of Serbs and Albanians.
Top international officials in Kosovo, including UN civil administrator Hans Haekkerup, head of the OSCE mission Daan Everts and commander of the NATO-led peace keeping force (KFOR) Marcel Valentin, positively assessed the Saturday elections, and added the elections were held in a peaceful atmosphere. The people of Kosovo went to the polls to elect a new, 120-member parliament and the province's government and president. The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), which organised the vote, said overall turnout among all eligible voters was around 63 percent. Preliminary results will be released on Monday.(hina) it
PRISTINA, Nov 18 (Hina) - International observers in Kosovo on
Sunday hailed the Saturday general election in this southern
Yugoslav province, assessing the elections as an important step in
the reconciliation of Serbs and Albanians.
Top international officials in Kosovo, including UN civil
administrator Hans Haekkerup, head of the OSCE mission Daan Everts
and commander of the NATO-led peace keeping force (KFOR) Marcel
Valentin, positively assessed the Saturday elections, and added
the elections were held in a peaceful atmosphere.
The people of Kosovo went to the polls to elect a new, 120-member
parliament and the province's government and president.
The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE),
which organised the vote, said overall turnout among all eligible
voters was around 63 percent.
Preliminary results will be released on Monday.
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