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Kosovar Prime Minister Hashim Thaci has declared his party's victory. (Photo: Augustin Palokaj)

EU applauds Kosovo elections despite reports of serious fraud

Acting Kosovar Prime Minister Hashim Thaci has declared victory for his Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) following the first parliamentary elections to be held in an independent Kosovo. He made the declaration before the country's electoral commission has published the preliminary results.

Exit polls signalled that the PDK had won most of the votes but the victory was overshadowed by reports of serious fraud in two municipalities in the Drenica region, a PDK stronghold. A 94 percent tu...

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Kosovar Prime Minister Hashim Thaci has declared his party's victory. (Photo: Augustin Palokaj)

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