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More than 45 per cent of voters have cast ballots in local elections in Kosovo, a poll that has been marred by two violent incidents in a Serb-controlled part of a divided city, which sparked infighting among opposing Serb factions and calls for a partial repeat of polls.
The latest figures showed a 47.9 per cent voter turnout across Kosovo for Sunday's polls.
A low voter turnout was registered in four Serb municipalities in northern Kosovo, and no results had come in from those electoral areas.
Voters were electing mayors and councillors, who have a four-year mandate. There are 224 mayoral candidates and 7,740 councillor candidates. More than 28,000 monitors oversaw the election.
The polls are the first in which Kosovo Serbs have taken part since Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008. Serbia does not recognise Kosovo.
Source: Aljazeera
see more at http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europ...s-kosovo-local-polls-2013113223317315577.html
The latest figures showed a 47.9 per cent voter turnout across Kosovo for Sunday's polls.
A low voter turnout was registered in four Serb municipalities in northern Kosovo, and no results had come in from those electoral areas.
Voters were electing mayors and councillors, who have a four-year mandate. There are 224 mayoral candidates and 7,740 councillor candidates. More than 28,000 monitors oversaw the election.
The polls are the first in which Kosovo Serbs have taken part since Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008. Serbia does not recognise Kosovo.
Source: Aljazeera
see more at http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europ...s-kosovo-local-polls-2013113223317315577.html
