Polls Open in Closely Watched Kosovo Elections

Voting is under way in Kosovo for local elections that could go a long way toward determining the fate of neighboring Serbia's entry into the European Union, as well as Kosovo's own membership bid. Sunday's elections for mayors and council members across the Balkan country are the result of an agreement brokered by the EU between Serbia and its former territory. Belgrade has urged Serbs living in northern Kosovo to participate in the election, but Serbian hardliners who oppose ...

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