RFE/RL NEWSLINE Vol. 4, No. 210, Part II, 30 October 2000
BELGRADE CALLS ELECTIONS 'INVALID.' A statement from the
office of Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica called the
elections in Kosova invalid since the Serbian minority in the
province boycotted the vote, AP reported. The transitional
government of Serbia called the elections "unacceptable
because they are single-ethnic...not based on the laws of the
Republic of Serbia and are contrary to the proclaimed goals
and responsibilities of the international community." The
statement also decried the fact that "not even elementary
conditions" existed for the vote. Kosovar Serb leader Momcilo
Trajkovic told B-92 Radio that the elections are not free:
"For free elections you need freedom of movement first, basic
safety. Kosovo Serb live in ghettos, in fear of attacks." PB
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