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Kosovo - the last figment of Slobodan Milosevic's vision of a greater Serbia (Photo: Wikipedia)

Serbia votes to keep Kosovo despite UN talks

Serbia has voted in a new constitution claiming that Kosovo is an "inalienable" part of its territory in the teeth of international warnings not to prejudge status talks and amid allegations of electoral fraud.

Independent pollsters CESID say 53.5 percent of the 6.6 million eligible Serbians voted on Saturday and Sunday, with 96 percent of voters backing the charter, giving a national result of 51.6 percent in favour.

"This is a great moment for Serbia," prime minister Vojislav ...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

Kosovo - the last figment of Slobodan Milosevic's vision of a greater Serbia (Photo: Wikipedia)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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