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PRISTINA — Residents of four Serb-majority municipalities boycotted a referendum on removing their ethnic Albanian mayors from office on Sunday, following last year’s mayoral elections.The vote was an attempt to diffuse tensions between Kosovo and neighboring Serbia as both countries seek to join the European Union. Yet, Kosovo's main ethnic Serb party, Srpska Lista, or Serbian List, which has close ties with Belgrade, had called for a boycott of Sunday's poll.Only 253 out of 46,556 registered voters cast their ballots in all four municipalities. For the mayors to be ousted, a majority vote is needed. No ballots at all were cast in the Zvecan municipality.“That is why we note that the citizens’ initiative to oust the mayors of the municipalities of Leposavic, Zubin Potok,...
April 22, 2024
Serb-majority municipalities boycott vote to remove Albanian mayors
April 22, 2024
UK sees new showdown over Rwanda asylum plan
April 21, 2024
UK MP Menzies quits Conservatives after claims he misused party funds
April 20, 2024
Thousands rally in Spain's Canary Islands against mass tourism
April 20, 2024
Sunak has set us back, head of climate change watchdog says
April 19, 2024
Man held over Paris bomb threat at Iran consulate
April 19, 2024
Children among seven dead in Russian strike on Dnipropetrovsk region
April 19, 2024
Moscow denies Ukraine's claim of shooting down Russian bomber
April 19, 2024
Polish man charged in connection with alleged Russian plot to kill Ukraine leader
April 18, 2024
Prominent AfD figure stands trial for using Nazi slogan
