Voting was repeated in the town of Kosovska Mitrovica on Sunday without major incidents, but with a low turnout, said reports. The elections, organized by the government in Priština, were originally held on December 12.
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EP vote to ratify Serbian SAA postponed
The European Parliament (EP) has postponed a plenary session vote today, that was to ratify EU’s Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with Serbia. The voting was rescheduled for Wednesday for technical reasons, it has been announced.
EP observers on Kosovo vote: Threats and fraud
The recently held elections in Kosovo were marked by threats and fraud, members of the Observer Mission stated.
They briefed a meeting of the European Parliament (EP) Foreign Affairs Committee on the December 12 elections organized by the government in Priština.
Independence vote under way in Sudan
Southern Sudan’s leader Salva Kir has cast the first vote in a referendum expected to create the world’s newest country.
Supporters described the breakaway vote as a “Last march to freedom.â€
Montenegrin parliament to vote on new government
Montenegro’s parliament will continue a debate on PM-designate Igor LukÅ¡ić and his proposed cabinet.
The new Montenegrin government will have two deputy presidents and 15 ministries.
Call the FCC TODAY (1-888-CALL FCC) … To Defeat Tomorrow, Tuesday, December 21st’s Vote to Destroy Net Neutrality
The FCC will vote tomorrow morning between 10:30 and 12:30 Eastern time on a proposed rule written by FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski which would gut the Internet. It would allow the big carriers to create different tiers of mobile Web access and spee…
NGOs encourage K. Serbs to vote
Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia and Biljana KovaÄević-VuÄo Foundation have launched a campaign encouraging Kosovo Serbs to vote in the elections.
Representatives of the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia have continued to encourage Kosovo Serbs to go to the polls during their visit to municipality of Gnjilane.
Minister on new Bosniak council vote
Human and Minority Rights Minister Svetozar Čiplić will hold consultations and decide to call new elections for the Bosniak National Council. His ministry said in Belgrade on Thursday that six months after the Central Election Commission declared final results, the Bosniak council was yet to be set up.
Egyptians vote amid fraud allegations
Egyptians went to the polls on Sunday in the second round of parliamentary elections amid allegations the contest has been rigged.
President Hosni Mubarak’s National Democratic Party is set to secure an overwhelming victory after the Muslim Brotherhood and the liberal Wafd party withdrew from the poll.
NGOs call on K. Serbs to vote in elections
Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia and Biljana KovaÄević-VuÄo Foundation called upon Serbs today to vote in parliamentary elections in Kosovo.
Representatives of the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia launched a campaign yesterday in order to encourage Kosovo Serbs to vote in the elections on December 12.
Calls to postpone FIFA World Cup host vote
A watchdog body has demanded that FIFA postpone its vote for upcoming World Cup hosts, Deutsche Welle. FIFA was also called on to allow an investigation into corruption allegations after media reports said three judges had accepted bribes.
LDP won’t vote for budget revision
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader Čedomir Jovanović has announced that his party will not vote for draft law on budget revision.
He has stated that messages which the government is sending with revision of the 2010 budget are “devastating for everybody in the countryâ€.
TODAY Congress Will Try – By Secret Vote – to Retroactively Legalize Foreclosure Fraud and Forgery By the Big Banks … Call Congress and Say NO
As I’ve previously noted, forgery of mortgage documents is systematic and widespread. See this, this, this, this and this.Yves Smith pointed out last month that congressional bill H.R. 3808 is an attempt to paper over rampant criminality by the big ba…
Govt.: No conditions for K. Serbs to vote
The Serbian government decided today in a phone meeting that the conditions are not present for Serbs in Kosovo to take part in elections there.
The voting is organized by the Kosovo Albanian authorities and has been scheduled for December.
FM: Serbs unlikely to vote in Kosovo
FM Vuk Jeremić sayshe believes there are no conditions for the government to call on Serbs in Kosovo to take part in the elections there in December.
Parties divided ahead of Kosovo vote
A little over a month before the early elections in Kosovo parties from central Serbia are habitually divided over whether they should take part. The elections for the assembly in Priština have been called for December 12, and are organized by the Kosovo Albanian authorities.
Ruling SPS calls on Serbs to vote
Ruling SPS party has joined the Democrats in calling on Serbs in Kosovo to take part in elections organized by Kosovo Albanian authorities. Previously, the Liberal-Democrats (LDP) also voiced this stand. Opposition DSS is against such a move.
Priština government faces no confidence vote
The Kosovo assembly in Priština is expected to vote against Hashim Thaci’s government next week, probably on Wednesday or Thursday.
Such decision would be enough to call early elections in Kosovo and there are speculations that they could be held on December 12 or 19.



