http://www.kosmopolito.org/2007/11/22/kosmolinks-6/ The Blog with the European perspective Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:10:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.kosmopolito.org/2007/11/22/kosmolinks-6/#comment-113 kosmopolit Thu, 22 Nov 2007 16:43:10 +0000 http://kosmopolit.wordpress.com/2007/11/22/kosmolinks-6/#comment-113 You are absolutely right. Elections, if carried out in a free and fair manner, are definetly an important step towards a stable democratic system. But as you noted correctly, I was referring purely to the status issue... You are absolutely right. Elections, if carried out in a free and fair manner, are definetly an important step towards a stable democratic system. But as you noted correctly, I was referring purely to the status issue…

]]> http://www.kosmopolito.org/2007/11/22/kosmolinks-6/#comment-112 Mr. Cheeseburger 9000 Thu, 22 Nov 2007 16:19:29 +0000 http://kosmopolit.wordpress.com/2007/11/22/kosmolinks-6/#comment-112 The question of whether the Kosovo elections "solved" anything is truly a valid question. If it solved Kosovo's status, then you're right, it didn't solve that. If it solved the issue of Serbian autonomy and political rights in Kosovo, then you're right, it didn't solve that. But I suggest that the elections were a step in democracy, even though there was less than a 50% turnout, and perhaps a step closer towards independence. The question of whether the Kosovo elections “solved” anything is truly a valid question. If it solved Kosovo’s status, then you’re right, it didn’t solve that. If it solved the issue of Serbian autonomy and political rights in Kosovo, then you’re right, it didn’t solve that. But I suggest that the elections were a step in democracy, even though there was less than a 50% turnout, and perhaps a step closer towards independence.

]]>