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Independence Key in Kosovo Elections PRISTINA — Kosovans cast ballots Saturday. November 17 in crucial general elections in which all main parties share a common goal of independence for the breakaway province as deadlocked talks with Serbia approach a showdown. The first voters began casting ballots in the provincial capital Pristina shortly after up to 2,350 polling booths opened around the province at 7:00 am (0600 GMT) for 12 hours of voting reported Agence France-Presse (AFP). Coming less than a month before the end of internationally mediated talks on Kosovo's future status the elections pit the opposition Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) against the ruling Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) of late independence icon Ibrahim Rugova. At stake in the polls are places in the 120-seat provincial assembly. 100 of them reserved for parties representing independence-seeking Albanians who account for at least 90 percent of Kosovo's two million population. The rest of the posts are set aside for Serbs and other minorities including Roma. Slavic Muslims and Turks. The PDK is headed by Hashim Thaci former leader of the political wing of the separatist Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) which fought Serbian forces in the province's 1998-1999 war. Many believe the biggest surprise could come from the New Kosovo Alliance a party led by the richest man in the province construction magnate Behgjet Pacolli. Agim Ceku who has filled the role of prime minister since his predecessor resigned under pressure almost two years ago is not standing in the elections. Kosovo's six percent Serb minority is boycotting the ballot at the demand of the Serbian government which bitterly opposes secession. NATO's 16,000-strong KFOR troops were bolstered by hundreds of reinforcements before the polls in which 1.5 million voters are to cast ballots. Some 150 Council of Europe observers and 25,000 local monitors will watch for irregularities. The election for the 120-seat Kosovo parliament is the third since 1999 when NATO bombed Serbia for 11 weeks to save Kosovo Albanian civilians from a wave of ethnic cleansing at the hands of Serbs. Albanians took up arms in 1998 to end a decade of repression under the late Serb strongman Slobodan Milosevic whose brutal response to separatist calls put almost one million civilians to flight. IndependenceWhoever wins the 1.5 million Albanians eligible to vote are sure to elect a government ready to declare an independent republic. The elections come before the mediators — from the United States. European Union and Russia — make their report on December 10 after hosting two final rounds of negotiations this week on Kosovo's future status in Brussels and Vienna. All indications suggest that negotiations have already reached a dead end. In Washington this week to speak to the Bush Administration. EU mediator Wolfgang Ischinger said he sees no hope of agreement on status. At talks on Tuesday in Brussels he may propose that Serbs and Albanians sign a deal that ignores the issue. Serbia has already ruled that out. Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic said on Friday there could be no deal on the province's future status if Albanians insist on declaring their own state. Serbia's ally Russia has blocked a Western-endorsed proposal for EU-supervised independence in the United Nations Security Council. But Kosovo Albanians are counting on the United States and major EU powers to recognize the last state to be carved from the old Yugoslavia. Thaci the PDK leader said was "just a matter of setting the date" for an independence declaration."Kosovo and Serbia could talk for another 100 years and never agree," he told Reuters. IslamOnline net & News Agencies "Statements of facts or opinions appearing in the pages of Journal of Turkish Weekly (JTW) are not necessarily by the editors of JTW nor do they necessarily reflect the opinions of JTW or ISRO. The opinions published here are held by the authors themselves and not necessarily those of JTW or ISRO. Materials may not be copied reproduced republished posted without mentioning the mark of JTW or ISRO in any way except for your own personal non-commercial home use. For the news and other materials republished by the JTW you must apply the original publishers. JTW cannot give permission to republish this kind of materials." Journal of Turkish Weekly(JTW) is an International Strategic Research Organization() publication. Journal of Turkish Weekly(JTW) bir Uluslararası Stratejik Araştırmalar Kurumu() yayınıdır.

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Independence Key in Kosovo Elections PRISTINA — Kosovans cast ballots Saturday. November 17 in crucial general elections in which all main parties share a common goal of independence for the breakaway province as deadlocked talks with Serbia approach a showdown. The first voters began casting ballots in the provincial capital Pristina shortly after up to 2,350 polling booths opened around the province at 7:00 am (0600 GMT) for 12 hours of voting reported Agence France-Presse (AFP). Coming less than a month before the end of internationally mediated talks on Kosovo's future status the elections pit the opposition Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) against the ruling Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) of late independence icon Ibrahim Rugova. At stake in the polls are places in the 120-seat provincial assembly. 100 of them reserved for parties representing independence-seeking Albanians who account for at least 90 percent of Kosovo's two million population. The rest of the posts are set aside for Serbs and other minorities including Roma. Slavic Muslims and Turks. The PDK is headed by Hashim Thaci former leader of the political wing of the separatist Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) which fought Serbian forces in the province's 1998-1999 war. Many believe the biggest surprise could come from the New Kosovo Alliance a party led by the richest man in the province construction magnate Behgjet Pacolli. Agim Ceku who has filled the role of prime minister since his predecessor resigned under pressure almost two years ago is not standing in the elections. Kosovo's six percent Serb minority is boycotting the ballot at the demand of the Serbian government which bitterly opposes secession. NATO's 16,000-strong KFOR troops were bolstered by hundreds of reinforcements before the polls in which 1.5 million voters are to cast ballots. Some 150 Council of Europe observers and 25,000 local monitors will watch for irregularities. The election for the 120-seat Kosovo parliament is the third since 1999 when NATO bombed Serbia for 11 weeks to save Kosovo Albanian civilians from a wave of ethnic cleansing at the hands of Serbs. Albanians took up arms in 1998 to end a decade of repression under the late Serb strongman Slobodan Milosevic whose brutal response to separatist calls put almost one million civilians to flight. IndependenceWhoever wins the 1.5 million Albanians eligible to vote are sure to elect a government ready to declare an independent republic. The elections come before the mediators — from the United States. European Union and Russia — make their report on December 10 after hosting two final rounds of negotiations this week on Kosovo's future status in Brussels and Vienna. All indications suggest that negotiations have already reached a dead end. In Washington this week to speak to the Bush Administration. EU mediator Wolfgang Ischinger said he sees no hope of agreement on status. At talks on Tuesday in Brussels he may propose that Serbs and Albanians sign a deal that ignores the issue. Serbia has already ruled that out. Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic said on Friday there could be no deal on the province's future status if Albanians insist on declaring their own state. Serbia's ally Russia has blocked a Western-endorsed proposal for EU-supervised independence in the United Nations Security Council. But Kosovo Albanians are counting on the United States and major EU powers to recognize the last state to be carved from the old Yugoslavia. Thaci the PDK leader said was "just a matter of setting the date" for an independence declaration."Kosovo and Serbia could talk for another 100 years and never agree," he told Reuters. IslamOnline net & News Agencies "Statements of facts or opinions appearing in the pages of Journal of Turkish Weekly (JTW) are not necessarily by the editors of JTW nor do they necessarily reflect the opinions of JTW or ISRO. The opinions published here are held by the authors themselves and not necessarily those of JTW or ISRO. Materials may not be copied reproduced republished posted without mentioning the mark of JTW or ISRO in any way except for your own personal non-commercial home use. For the news and other materials republished by the JTW you must apply the original publishers. JTW cannot give permission to republish this kind of materials." Journal of Turkish Weekly(JTW) is an International Strategic Research Organization() publication. Journal of Turkish Weekly(JTW) bir Uluslararası Stratejik Araştırmalar Kurumu() yayınıdır.

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Independence Key in Kosovo Elections PRISTINA — Kosovans cast ballots Saturday. November 17 in crucial general elections in which all main parties share a common goal of independence for the breakaway province as deadlocked talks with Serbia approach a showdown. The first voters began casting ballots in the provincial capital Pristina shortly after up to 2,350 polling booths opened around the province at 7:00 am (0600 GMT) for 12 hours of voting reported Agence France-Presse (AFP). Coming less than a month before the end of internationally mediated talks on Kosovo's future status the elections pit the opposition Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) against the ruling Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) of late independence icon Ibrahim Rugova. At stake in the polls are places in the 120-seat provincial assembly. 100 of them reserved for parties representing independence-seeking Albanians who account for at least 90 percent of Kosovo's two million population. The rest of the posts are set aside for Serbs and other minorities including Roma. Slavic Muslims and Turks. The PDK is headed by Hashim Thaci former leader of the political wing of the separatist Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) which fought Serbian forces in the province's 1998-1999 war. Many believe the biggest surprise could come from the New Kosovo Alliance a party led by the richest man in the province construction magnate Behgjet Pacolli. Agim Ceku who has filled the role of prime minister since his predecessor resigned under pressure almost two years ago is not standing in the elections. Kosovo's six percent Serb minority is boycotting the ballot at the demand of the Serbian government which bitterly opposes secession. NATO's 16,000-strong KFOR troops were bolstered by hundreds of reinforcements before the polls in which 1.5 million voters are to cast ballots. Some 150 Council of Europe observers and 25,000 local monitors will watch for irregularities. The election for the 120-seat Kosovo parliament is the third since 1999 when NATO bombed Serbia for 11 weeks to save Kosovo Albanian civilians from a wave of ethnic cleansing at the hands of Serbs. Albanians took up arms in 1998 to end a decade of repression under the late Serb strongman Slobodan Milosevic whose brutal response to separatist calls put almost one million civilians to flight. IndependenceWhoever wins the 1.5 million Albanians eligible to vote are sure to elect a government ready to declare an independent republic. The elections come before the mediators — from the United States. European Union and Russia — make their report on December 10 after hosting two final rounds of negotiations this week on Kosovo's future status in Brussels and Vienna. All indications suggest that negotiations have already reached a dead end. In Washington this week to speak to the Bush Administration. EU mediator Wolfgang Ischinger said he sees no hope of agreement on status. At talks on Tuesday in Brussels he may propose that Serbs and Albanians sign a deal that ignores the issue. Serbia has already ruled that out. Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic said on Friday there could be no deal on the province's future status if Albanians insist on declaring their own state. Serbia's ally Russia has blocked a Western-endorsed proposal for EU-supervised independence in the United Nations Security Council. But Kosovo Albanians are counting on the United States and major EU powers to recognize the last state to be carved from the old Yugoslavia. Thaci the PDK leader said was "just a matter of setting the date" for an independence declaration."Kosovo and Serbia could talk for another 100 years and never agree," he told Reuters. IslamOnline net & News Agencies "Statements of facts or opinions appearing in the pages of Journal of Turkish Weekly (JTW) are not necessarily by the editors of JTW nor do they necessarily reflect the opinions of JTW or ISRO. The opinions published here are held by the authors themselves and not necessarily those of JTW or ISRO. Materials may not be copied reproduced republished posted without mentioning the mark of JTW or ISRO in any way except for your own personal non-commercial home use. For the news and other materials republished by the JTW you must apply the original publishers. JTW cannot give permission to republish this kind of materials." Journal of Turkish Weekly(JTW) is an International Strategic Research Organization() publication. Journal of Turkish Weekly(JTW) bir Uluslararası Stratejik Araştırmalar Kurumu() yayınıdır.

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Independence Key in Kosovo Elections PRISTINA — Kosovans cast ballots Saturday. November 17 in crucial general elections in which all main parties share a common goal of independence for the breakaway province as deadlocked talks with Serbia approach a showdown. The first voters began casting ballots in the provincial capital Pristina shortly after up to 2,350 polling booths opened around the province at 7:00 am (0600 GMT) for 12 hours of voting reported Agence France-Presse (AFP). Coming less than a month before the end of internationally mediated talks on Kosovo's future status the elections pit the opposition Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) against the ruling Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) of late independence icon Ibrahim Rugova. At stake in the polls are places in the 120-seat provincial assembly. 100 of them reserved for parties representing independence-seeking Albanians who account for at least 90 percent of Kosovo's two million population. The rest of the posts are set aside for Serbs and other minorities including Roma. Slavic Muslims and Turks. The PDK is headed by Hashim Thaci former leader of the political wing of the separatist Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) which fought Serbian forces in the province's 1998-1999 war. Many believe the biggest surprise could come from the New Kosovo Alliance a party led by the richest man in the province construction magnate Behgjet Pacolli. Agim Ceku who has filled the role of prime minister since his predecessor resigned under pressure almost two years ago is not standing in the elections. Kosovo's six percent Serb minority is boycotting the ballot at the demand of the Serbian government which bitterly opposes secession. NATO's 16,000-strong KFOR troops were bolstered by hundreds of reinforcements before the polls in which 1.5 million voters are to cast ballots. Some 150 Council of Europe observers and 25,000 local monitors will watch for irregularities. The election for the 120-seat Kosovo parliament is the third since 1999 when NATO bombed Serbia for 11 weeks to save Kosovo Albanian civilians from a wave of ethnic cleansing at the hands of Serbs. Albanians took up arms in 1998 to end a decade of repression under the late Serb strongman Slobodan Milosevic whose brutal response to separatist calls put almost one million civilians to flight. IndependenceWhoever wins the 1.5 million Albanians eligible to vote are sure to elect a government ready to declare an independent republic. The elections come before the mediators — from the United States. European Union and Russia — make their report on December 10 after hosting two final rounds of negotiations this week on Kosovo's future status in Brussels and Vienna. All indications suggest that negotiations have already reached a dead end. In Washington this week to speak to the Bush Administration. EU mediator Wolfgang Ischinger said he sees no hope of agreement on status. At talks on Tuesday in Brussels he may propose that Serbs and Albanians sign a deal that ignores the issue. Serbia has already ruled that out. Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic said on Friday there could be no deal on the province's future status if Albanians insist on declaring their own state. Serbia's ally Russia has blocked a Western-endorsed proposal for EU-supervised independence in the United Nations Security Council. But Kosovo Albanians are counting on the United States and major EU powers to recognize the last state to be carved from the old Yugoslavia. Thaci the PDK leader said was "just a matter of setting the date" for an independence declaration."Kosovo and Serbia could talk for another 100 years and never agree," he told Reuters. IslamOnline net & News Agencies "Statements of facts or opinions appearing in the pages of Journal of Turkish Weekly (JTW) are not necessarily by the editors of JTW nor do they necessarily reflect the opinions of JTW or ISRO. The opinions published here are held by the authors themselves and not necessarily those of JTW or ISRO. Materials may not be copied reproduced republished posted without mentioning the mark of JTW or ISRO in any way except for your own personal non-commercial home use. For the news and other materials republished by the JTW you must apply the original publishers. JTW cannot give permission to republish this kind of materials." Journal of Turkish Weekly(JTW) is an International Strategic Research Organization() publication. Journal of Turkish Weekly(JTW) bir Uluslararası Stratejik Araştırmalar Kurumu() yayınıdır.

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Kosovo elections under way 17 November 2007 | 11:26 | Source: B92 PRIŠTINA -- Parliamentary local and municipal elections are taking place today in Kosovo. These will be the fifth elections since the arrival of international peace-keeping forces in the region in 1999 and the first to be held using proportional representation with open ballot papers. It will also be the first time municipality presidents are elected directly by voters. Only one Serb party ordain take part the others having boycotted the elections at Belgrade’s request. From 7 a m. around 1mn voters will go the polls at around 2200 polling stations throughout the province. Representatives from the Central Electoral Commission and the OSCE mission to Kosovo stated that all the necessary preparations had been carried out in an extremely short period of time to ensure that the elections run smoothly. In a statement to the media ahead of today’s elections. UNMIK Chief Joachim Ruecker called on the citizens to come out in their masses. “I’d like to see a big turnout as we’re at a decisive period when leaders need to be legitimized once more by the people that they’re accountable to,” said Ruecker. KFOR troops and the police have also been undergoing rigorous preparations in order to guarantee security and prevent any possible incidents. KFOR’s French commander. Xavier Bout de Marnhac said that all the necessary measures had been taken to guarantee the safety of voters at polling stations. “You won’t be able to see KFOR uniforms near polling stations because I don't think these are places for uniforms though KFOR will certainly be on the ground and also in locations close to polling stations,” said de Marnhac. Election results are expected in the next two or three days. A bloc of NGOs following the elections via its monitors will announce the first unofficial results as soon as polling stations close at 7 p m. November 17www b92 net "Statements of facts or opinions appearing in the pages of Journal of Turkish Weekly (JTW) are not necessarily by the editors of JTW nor do they necessarily reflect the opinions of JTW or ISRO. The opinions published here are held by the authors themselves and not necessarily those of JTW or ISRO. Materials may not be copied reproduced republished posted without mentioning the mark of JTW or ISRO in any way except for your own personal non-commercial home use. For the news and other materials republished by the JTW you must apply the original publishers. JTW cannot give permission to republish this kind of materials." Journal of Turkish Weekly(JTW) is an International Strategic Research Organization() publication. Journal of Turkish Weekly(JTW) bir Uluslararası Stratejik Araştırmalar Kurumu() yayınıdır.

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Pakistani Officials - President Musharraf Told Negroponte Emergency Rule Needed for Elections Pakistani officials say President Pervez Musharraf has told U. S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte that emergency rule is needed to direct the country's parliamentary elections in a peaceful atmosphere. Negroponte the most senior U. S official to visit Pakistan since emergency command began two weeks ago held more than two hours of talks with General Musharraf in Islamabad Saturday. There has been no immediate mention about the meeting from U. S officials. Negroponte was expected to press General Musharraf to lift emergency rule and guarantee democratic elections expected by early January. Pakistani officials said the army's deputy chief. General Asfaq Kayani also attended the meeting. He is widely expected to take over as military chief when General Musharraf quits that post and starts his second term as president. Negroponte is also expected to direct talks with senior officials from Pakistan's foreign ministry later Saturday. After arriving in Islamabad Friday. Negroponte spoke with former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto via telephone. U. S officials say the diplomat reiterated U. S policy that moderate political forces must work together to get Pakistan back to constitutional rule. Meanwhile. General Musharraf swore in a new interim Cabinet Friday with Senate Chairman Mohammadmian Soomro leading the caretaker government that will oversee parliamentary elections. Ms. Bhutto who was released from house arrest early Friday says she does not recognize the interim administration nor does she accept that remove and fair elections can be held under the current state of emergency. By VOA News 17 November 2007 "Statements of facts or opinions appearing in the pages of Journal of Turkish Weekly (JTW) are not necessarily by the editors of JTW nor do they necessarily reflect the opinions of JTW or ISRO. The opinions published here are held by the authors themselves and not necessarily those of JTW or ISRO. Materials may not be copied reproduced republished posted without mentioning the attach of JTW or ISRO in any way object for your own personal non-commercial home use. For the news and other materials republished by the JTW you must apply the original publishers. JTW cannot give permission to republish this kind of materials." Journal of Turkish Weekly(JTW) is an International Strategic investigate Organization() publication. Journal of Turkish Weekly(JTW) bir Uluslararası Stratejik Araştırmalar Kurumu() yayınıdır.

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TOWN councillors in Tidworth undergo almost six more years to knuckle down after it was revealed their term of office is likely to last until 2013. Parish councils across Wiltshire will also run until the new date. The reason is the creation of the new unitary authority in Wiltshire and the need to keep costs down. Traditionally parish elections take place at the same time as district council elections to back up decrease costs but as these will no longer be held the parish and town councils will now be scheduled to take place at the same time as unitary elections in 2013. County councillor Mark Connolly said: "The government has agreed that the elections for the unitary authority will be in 2009. "Before then there will be an interim cabinet of 17 which will include eight from the four district councils. "Town and parish councils ordain continue until 2013." The boundary commission is due to start work in January drawing up 98 hit member wards - likely to give Tidworth and Ludgershall one member each with another member for the Collingbournes and neighbouring villages. By posting a mention. I confirm that I undergo read and agree to the. Comments are not moderated but we will react if anything that breaks the rules comes to our attention and we may delete inappropriate postings. gratify treat other people with respect. You must not post anything that is abusive indecent unlawful or defamatory. bequeath you are personally liable for what you post on this site. If you wish to complain about a mention contact us. If you liked this bind and would like to overlap it with others on the web who might be searching for good circumscribe we've made it easy for you to do it. At the bottom of all articles you'll see links to six sites. These sites - commonly called 'social bookmark' or 'social news' sites - have large communities of web users who overlap and rate interesting useful and fun things on the web. Clicking the links will automatically add the address of the story you are reading to one of these sites letting you share it with others. Each site ordain ask you to enter to share stories. Registration is remove and once a member you can store recommend and search for stories that interest you.

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