Kosovo’s first elections take place peacefully / Kosovo PM claims poll victory

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Series Details 16.11.09
Publication Date 16/11/2009
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Article reports that Kosovo’s first local elections as an independent state took place peacefully November 2009, with the ethnic Serb minority visibly opting to participate in some areas despite calls from Belgrade for a boycott.

Subsequently, Hashim Thaci, Kosovo’s prime minister and leader of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), claimed victory, although the election commission delayed releasing final results for a period.

Related Links
EurActiv, 16.11.09: Kosovo holds first elections since independence http://www.euractiv.com/enlargement/kosovo-holds-elections-independe-news-223076
BBC News, 15.11.09: Kosovo PM claims election victory http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8361018.stm
ENEMO: International Observation Mission to Kosovo Municipal Elections 2009 http://www.enemo.eu/kosovo2009.htm
Deutsche Welle, 15.11.09: Kosovo elects new mayors, town councils in first election after independence http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4879749,00.html
BBC News, 16.11.09: Monitors positive on Kosovo vote http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8361972.stm

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