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Kosovo holds First Election Since Disputed Independence

netizen — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:45:46 +0000

Kosovo held its first elections since declaring itself as an independent nation. Kosovo broke away from Serbia last February 2008. Serbia refuses to recognize Kosovo as independent. The polls were generally peaceful. Voter turnout exceeded the 45% expectations. Members of the ethnic Serbs community were...

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Tits for tat

councilorlavina — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:06:35 +0000

Kosovo declared its independence early this year with the backing of the EU and the US to the objection and consternation of Serbia and Russia. Yesterday, Russia supported the independence of not one but two breakaway regions of Georgia – Abkhazia and South Ossetia – to the objection and condemnation of the EU and US. Russia had [...]