Voting Begins in Yugoslavia

Published September 24th, 2000 - 02:00 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

Voting began in Yugoslavia Sunday in presidential and legislative elections, which could end Slobodan Milosevic's tenure as president. 

Voters went to the polls amid claims and counter-claims of plans to rig the ballot and fears that Milosevic will maintain power regardless of the results. 

More than 10,000 polling stations opened at 7:00 a.m. (0500 GMT). They were due to close at 8:00 p.m. 

Pre-election opinion polls predicted opposition candidate Vojislav Kostunica would win the presidential vote. 

Western observers have been excluded from overseeing the ballot -- BELGRADE (AFP) 

 

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