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Elections in Kosovo. “A denial of democracy” (JA Derens)

(BRUSSELS2) "A denial of democracy"! This is how our colleague Jean-Arnault Dérens from Balkan Mail, describes the municipal elections of November 3 in Kosovo, particularly in the north of the country with a Serbian majority. This eminent specialist in the region pulls out all the stops and for good reason! According to him, the European Union and the OSCE by declaring the elections as "overall satisfactory" with a participation of 15 to 25% of those registered would be caught committing embezzlement! Present on the ground, the newspaper's observers witness guards posted in front of post offices to prevent voters from entering. And this well before 17 p.m. and the first incidents reported by international organizations. They vigorously dispute the turnout rates, claiming that  "both in Mitrovica and Leposavic and Zvecan indicates that participation has nowhere reached the 10% mark of those registered. » JA Derens believes that the Europeans wanted at all costs to leave the door open to the Open Dialogue between Pristina and Belgrade, one of the main successes of Lady Ashton, even if it meant mishandling the truth somewhat...

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