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According to Ljuba Radović, referendum commission's spokesman, there currently was no information on whether ethnic Albanians will take part in the referendum, though three villages (Žaža, Boljetin and Lipa) in the Zvečan municipality, which are of a Kosovar Albanian majority, have said that they
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sought to impose its customs officials in the administrative border crossings with Serbia. Kosovar Serbs, seeking the removal of Republic of Kosovo customs officials, sought to erect roadblocks to make travel difficult for KFOR troops in the area that sought to maintain civil order.
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voted on 15 February. The voting ran from 7:00 to 19:00 on both days. The result saw 99.74% of voters reject the writ of the Republic of Kosovo's institutions. The poll was rejected by the governments of both Serbia and Kosovo.
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expressed concern about holding a referendum, stating it was not legal and would not serve the interest of ethnic communities to socially, economically and politically integrate within Kosovo.
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in the north of Kosovo, with 35,500 eligible voters. Some of the voting papers were also in the Albanian language.
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were against the referendum. Kosovan Serbs feared that Serbia opposed the referendum in order to win support for
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There were 82 voting stations: 13 in Kosovska Mitrovica, 11 in Zvečan, 25 in Zubin Potok, and 33 in Leposavić.
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was given "candidate status" on the premise of progress over the Kosovo dispute (as well as other "reforms").
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was given "candidate status" on the premise of progress over the Kosovo dispute (as well as other "reforms").
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Assembly of the Community of Municipalities of the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija
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2012 non-binding referendum in North Kosovo to accept Kosovar government institutions
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The governments of Serbia and Kosovo reject the poll. On 1 March, the
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Do you accept the institutions of the so-called Republic of Kosovo?
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Do you accept the institutions of the so-called Republic of Kosovo?
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An advisory referendum on accepting the institutions of the
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Da li prihvatate institucije takozvane Republike Kosovo?
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on 14 and 15 February 2012. The referendum was held in
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The referendum was held in four municipalities with a
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Index

accession of Serbia to the European Union
Republic of Kosovo
Serb
North Kosovo
Zubin Potok
Zvečan
Mitrovica
Leposavić
North Kosovo
Assembly of the Community of Municipalities of the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244
2008 Kosovo declaration of independence
Kosovo Serb enclaves
de facto
Republic of Serbia
Krstimir Pantić
European Union
Serbia
accession to the EU
Boris Tadić
Oliver Ivanović
parliament of Kosovo
Foreign Ministry of Albania
Serbian National Council of Kosovo and Metohija
North Kosovo crisis (2011–2013)
Republic of Kosovo
Serbian
Serbian majority
Referendum failed
accession of Serbia to the European Union

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