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Preliminary results of Kosovo municipal elections to be announced today
PRISTINA 6 November 2000
PRISTINA, 6 November 2000 - The OSCE Head of Mission, Ambassador Daan Everts, will announce the preliminary results of the municipal elections at a press conference in Pristina this evening.
All the votes cast in the 28 October poll have now been counted and tabulated. These include regular ballots, absentee ballots, Out-of-Kosovo ballots as well ballots cast as part of the Special Needs voting programme and conditional ballots.
At this evening's press conference, a detailed breakdown of the various types of ballots cast, as well as turnout figures and seat allocation figures, will be made available.
The preliminary results are being presented to the Central Election Commission (CEC) today.
They now go to the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General, Dr Kouchner, for certification.
Dr Kouchner will announce the names of the newly-elected members of the Municipal Assemblies at a certification ceremony, scheduled to take place tomorrow.
ALL MEDIA ARE KINDLY INVITED TO ATTEND
Time: 17:30 hours (5.30pm) Date: Monday 6th November 2000 Venue: OSCE Elections Media Centre
The results will also be available on the OSCE website at: www.osce.org/kosovo/elections
For further information on the Kosovo municipal elections, contact OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Press and Public Information Section, tel.: +381-38-500-162; fax: +381-38-500-188; e-mail: press@omik.org; Mr. Roland Bless, Spokesperson, (ext. 260), mobile: +377-44-158-847 (044-124-065 within Kosovo) ; or +389-70-250-576; Ms. Laura O'Mahony, Press Officer, (ext. 118), mobile: +389-70-250-434; +377-44-158-843 (044-158-843 within Kosovo); Mr. Sven Lindholm, Press Officer, (ext. 218), mobile: +389-70-250-435 or +377-44-158-845
All the votes cast in the 28 October poll have now been counted and tabulated. These include regular ballots, absentee ballots, Out-of-Kosovo ballots as well ballots cast as part of the Special Needs voting programme and conditional ballots.
At this evening's press conference, a detailed breakdown of the various types of ballots cast, as well as turnout figures and seat allocation figures, will be made available.
The preliminary results are being presented to the Central Election Commission (CEC) today.
They now go to the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General, Dr Kouchner, for certification.
Dr Kouchner will announce the names of the newly-elected members of the Municipal Assemblies at a certification ceremony, scheduled to take place tomorrow.
ALL MEDIA ARE KINDLY INVITED TO ATTEND
Time: 17:30 hours (5.30pm) Date: Monday 6th November 2000 Venue: OSCE Elections Media Centre
The results will also be available on the OSCE website at: www.osce.org/kosovo/elections
For further information on the Kosovo municipal elections, contact OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Press and Public Information Section, tel.: +381-38-500-162; fax: +381-38-500-188; e-mail: press@omik.org; Mr. Roland Bless, Spokesperson, (ext. 260), mobile: +377-44-158-847 (044-124-065 within Kosovo) ; or +389-70-250-576; Ms. Laura O'Mahony, Press Officer, (ext. 118), mobile: +389-70-250-434; +377-44-158-843 (044-158-843 within Kosovo); Mr. Sven Lindholm, Press Officer, (ext. 218), mobile: +389-70-250-435 or +377-44-158-845