Thursday, November 15, 2007

Kosovo votes ahead of independence showdown










By Matt Robinson

PRISTINA, Serbia (Reuters) - The breakaway province of Kosovo holds a parliamentary election on Saturday, ahead of a showdown with Serbia over the ethnic Albanian majority's demand for independence.

Prime Minister Agim Ceku is stepping down, so the election will bring in new leadership as last-ditch negotiations between Serbia and the Kosovo Albanians reach a climax, with no glimmer of an agreement in sight.


Full article via Reuters

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