November 03, 2013
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — People in Kosovo are voting in a local election that will test the country's fragile relations with Serbia as both countries seek to move closer to the European Union.
Serbia has called on Kosovo's Serb minority to participate in the vote organized by Pristina's ethnic Albanian dominated authorities. It is the first time voters will choose local councilors since Kosovo seceded from Serbia in 2008.
Some Kosovo Serbs fear that by taking part they would validate Kosovo's secession. Some ethnic Albanians believe the vote paves the way for ethnic partition by carving out a territory that would be ruled by minority Serbs.
Serb participation in Kosovo's political life is one of the key elements of an EU-brokered deal that seeks to settle the dispute over Kosovo and unlock EU funds.
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — People in Kosovo are voting in a local election that will test the country's fragile relations with Serbia as both countries seek to move closer to the European Union.
Serbia has called on Kosovo's Serb minority to participate in the vote organized by Pristina's ethnic Albanian dominated authorities. It is the first time voters will choose local councilors since Kosovo seceded from Serbia in 2008.
Some Kosovo Serbs fear that by taking part they would validate Kosovo's secession. Some ethnic Albanians believe the vote paves the way for ethnic partition by carving out a territory that would be ruled by minority Serbs.
Serb participation in Kosovo's political life is one of the key elements of an EU-brokered deal that seeks to settle the dispute over Kosovo and unlock EU funds.
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